what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
beforehand; in advance; previously
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
absence from work without permission
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
decision; settlement; definition
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
foreign capital group; foreign company
outside the country; abroad
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command