eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to feel; to sense; to experience
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
beginning; outset; first; onset
to concern; to be related
to breathe out; to exhale
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
extreme masochist; very masochistic
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
second day of the month; two days
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
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
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
national border; provincial border
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
it is not (like that) either
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
mobilization; mobilisation
children; group of politicians associated with a particular political leader; politicians riding on a leader's coattails
religious organization; religious organisation
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane