puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
support; backing; patronage
what sort of; what kind of; what way
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
surely (not); certainly (not)
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
dismissal (from a position); discharge
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
northwestern part; the northwest
northeastern part; the northeast
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
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
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
at the last moment; this late in the game
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
useful thing; usable article
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame