cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
counter for generations; epoch
cake or snack served with tea
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
talk; conversation; dialogue
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
number of persons; personnel
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)