head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
yoke; constraints; oppression
holding one's ground; defending local authority
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
information; news; report; reward; retribution
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
nice; likeable; desirable
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
written appeal; manifesto; declaration
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
age; years; longevity; long life; congratulation; celebration
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
state capital; provincial capital; county town
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
totally willing; fully motivated
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
early on; earlier on; from early
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
(period of) a year; during an era
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move