refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
most part; greater part; majority
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
interior; inside; internal
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
until now; so far; up to the present
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
due form; official; formality