all eyes; public attention
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be perturbed; to be agitated
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to pick up; to find; to gather
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
compensating; making up for; supplementation
(positive) economic effect
entire world; whole world; world stage
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
interference; meddling; butting in
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to stop walking; to pause
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand