television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
preparation; provision; guarding
to keep a watchful eye on
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
heading; headline; index; headword
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
police; police officer; police station
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
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
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
concealment; suppression; hiding
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
defense; defence; protection
superheating; overheating
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
all-inclusive; all-embracing; overall; general
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly