to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
influential person; man of importance
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
degree of familiarity; popularity
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
unidentifiable; unidentified
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
official announcement; proclamation
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to face; to go towards; to head towards
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
scattered; separated; dispersed
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
mobilization; mobilisation
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...