trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
hostility; antagonism; opposition
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to have meaning; to be meaningful
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to thrust before; to thrust at
recommendation; endorsement
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
way of speaking; intimation
to shake one's head (in denial)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
influence; clout; leverage
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
depression; recession; slump