to mix; to stir; to blend
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to live on air; to live on nothing; to live without a means of income
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
give-and-take; give and take
form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
concession; conciliation; compromise
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to go underground; to go into hiding
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)