to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to employ; to hire; to charter
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
hostility; antagonism; opposition
decline; fall; decay; withering
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
autonomous (national) defence; self-reliant defence
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
growth period (in children)
student (esp. a university student)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
rest; break; recess; intermission
together; at the same time; same; identical
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
conference room; council room
don't you think?; indicates question
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
you (plural); all of you; you all