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
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
management; administration; operation
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
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); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
(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; ministry
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
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
in one's own way or style
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
time; season; period; phase; stage
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice