(political) administration; political power
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
naturally; of course; understandably
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
shooting up one after another
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
generation; the world; the age
puppet government; puppet regime
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
expression; presentation; representation; notation
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
(political) power; authority; influence
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
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
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
pointing out; identification
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case