to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
blank period; window period; interregnum
change; alteration; modification
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to make up for; to compensate for
opposite side; other side; other party
root; source; origin; cause
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
from the cradle to the grave
shell (e.g. electron shell)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
being popular among one's companions
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
valuation basis; appraisal standard
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
ordinary citizen; the general public
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
content-free chat; idle gossip
solidarity; joint; collective
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes