four (long cylindrical things)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
protection against wind; Saposhnikovia divaricata (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine); Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
low tone; bass; low voice
to dye; to colour; to color
discrimination; discernment; identification
public announcement (in a department store, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
injured person; wounded person; casualty
you (plural); all of you; you all
wounded person; injured person
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
that; the matter in question
to apologize; to apologise
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
and; thereupon; because of that
compensating; making up for; supplementation