business trip; official trip
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
series of battles; successive battles
utmost limits; extremity; limit
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
and; thereupon; because of that
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
writing; composition; essay; sentence
(one's) current position; current location; present position
above-mentioned; above-named; above
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
money paid to the government
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
meaning; connotation; denotation
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
most part; greater part; majority