being widely talked about as a prominent prospect (for)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
expertise; experience; knowledge
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
palace examination (national Chinese civil servant examination based largely on classic literature); someone who has passed this examination; examination for promotion in the Ministry of Ceremonies (based largely on political duties and Chinese classics); someone who has passed this examination
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
the reverse; other side; lining
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
outline; summary; gist; basic points
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
reaching; attaining; arrival
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby