silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
speech and conduct; words and deeds
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to manage a state; to govern a country
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
such ... as; or some such
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
specialization; specialisation