public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
adoration; admiration; devotion
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
recommendation; referral; endorsement
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
arm; skill; efforts; ability
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to have an idea; to have a clue
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
imagination; supposition; guess
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
cooperation; coordination; link
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable