to understand; to make out
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
guess; conjecture; surmise
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
true state; actual condition; reality
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to watch steadily; to stare
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
to intend; to be sure that
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sincere; honest; faithful
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
although I say; although one might say; although called
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
time; season; period; phase; stage
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
world; society; people; the public
to keep secret; to conceal
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
commander; commanding officer; CO
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to