pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
presence; sitting with; being with
hello; good day; good afternoon
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
clerk at the information desk
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
topic of discussion; agenda
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
overlooking; turning a blind eye
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
riskiness; (level of) danger
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
other; another; over; more than; I; me