mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
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 follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
choice; selection; option
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to become dim; to become blurred
waking; waking up; awakening
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
complete; whole; perfect; safe
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
to care for someone; to look after someone
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course