weak foreign policy; weak-kneed diplomacy
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
great man; great god; hero; big man
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
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.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to join together; to combine; to join up
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
having said that; on the other hand