to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
ability; capability; skill
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
very much; very many; more and more
to be too numerous; to be too much
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
wherein; therein; thereinto
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
future; possible; potential; prospective
person who poses a high risk
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
by means of; due to; because of; according to
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
and so; therefore; for that reason
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
use; utilization; utilisation; application
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude