correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
form; shape; figure; visage
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to have a reason; to have an excuse
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
intention; idea; inclination; wish
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
giving the Emperor advice on affairs of state; assistance; counsel
leadership; initiative; spearhead