being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
transactions; dealings; business
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
convenient; handy; useful
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
all (there is); as long as there is
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
tenth day of the month; ten days
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
(clenched) fist; knuckles
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
wounded person; injured person
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)