to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
March; third month of the lunar calendar
belief; faith; conviction
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
forcibly; against one's will
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
recommendation; referral; endorsement
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
just the other day; quite recently
lacking opposition or competition
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
town; city; municipal; urban
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
ability; capability; skill
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
originally; by nature; from the start
work; business; company; study
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to smile broadly; to grin widely
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
broken; intermittent; disconnected
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game