to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
how; in what way; how about
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to boost; to force up; to push up
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
in comparison to; rather than
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
business; trade; operations; sales
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
just because; even if; even though
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
war; battle; match; game; competition
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words