quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
(state of) utter panic; great panic
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
transfer; transport; removal
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to play a leading role; to play a central part
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
general; overall; across-the-board