imperial court; royal court
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
close; intimate; on good terms
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
considerably; fairly; quite
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to give an impression; to make an impression
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
indicate reason; infers some protest
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
lack of information; data deficiency
episode; anecdote; vignette
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
leader; central personage