to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
the other day; a few days ago
empress dowager; queen mother
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
queen (consort); empress (consort)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier