to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to some extent; to a certain extent
one's principles and position
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
last night; yesterday evening
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
this and that; one thing and another
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
ingenuity; resourcefulness
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
fast approach; quick intimacy
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
originally; by nature; from the start
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
participation; joining; entry; adherence