to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
intelligence agency; secret service
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
management; administration; operation
each nation; many nations; many countries
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
justice; fairness; impartiality
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
nod; inclination of the head
priority; order of precedence
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
government; administration
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
ten; 10; ten years of age
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
in one's own way or style
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately