serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
several years; a few years
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
firm promise; definite promise
settlement; solution; resolution
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
our country; our land; one's own country
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
number; number plate; license plate
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
looking over someone's shoulder
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
passenger (on a ship or aircraft)
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag