after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
that is to say; so that means
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
arrangement; pact; agreement
to speak; to say; to vocalize
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
stealthily; secretly; in secret
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
progress; being under way
course; route; path; process; means
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
registration; accession; register; entry; record
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
don't worry about it; forget about it
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
pride; boast; credit (to)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
reservation; putting on hold; deferment