direct control; direct supervision
arrangement; pact; agreement
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
objectivity; objective; object (philosophical)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
correction; revision; amendment
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
incident; affair; happening; event
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
authenticity; credibility
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to lose one's way; to get lost
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty