oath; vow; pledge; covenant
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
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
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
passion; temper; irritability
invitation; introduction; temptation
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
food and drink; eating and drinking
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly