key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
queen (consort); empress (consort)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
personality; style; appearance
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
writing; composition; essay; sentence
completion; perfection; accomplishment
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to come face to face (with)