to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to sit down; to take a seat
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
devil; evil spirit; genie
sharp increase; sudden rise
pressure; oppression; suppression
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
at that time; in those days
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
human pillar; human sacrifice
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to peel off and fall; to flake away
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
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
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
forcefulness of speech; influential voice