inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
prospects of victory; chances of success
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
talking while standing; standing around talking
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
both; both sides; both parties
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
-less; lacking; non-existing
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
real thing; original; actual
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
insatiable; untiring; persistent
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
perfect; complete; flawless
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought