good-for-nothing; worthless
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to begin; to set about; to start
to play a leading role; to play a central part
very much; very many; more and more
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
hard worker; hardworking person
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
soundproofing; sound insulation
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
printing (e.g. photos); glazing; enamelling; baking
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat