gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
100,000; hundred thousand
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
Minister of Works (Zhou-dynasty China)
almost; roughly; approximately
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
power; authority; jurisdiction
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
(social) position; status
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
discretion; discretionary power
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to pass (of time); to elapse
function; facility; faculty; feature
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
how long; how far; how much
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to feel; to sense; to experience
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character