to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
reading aloud; recitation
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
very interesting; of great interest
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
with a friendly grin; smilingly
Europe and America; the West
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
image data; documents incorporating images
to laugh away; to laugh off
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
hearsay; learning by hearsay
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
sweeping sideways; mowing down
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
mobilization; mobilisation
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
different opinion; objection
justice; fairness; impartiality
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
craving for the limelight