as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
accurate; correct; precise; exact
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
closely-guarded secret; top secret
intelligence gathering; information gathering
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
to shake; to sway; to waver
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
proper; respectable; decent; honest
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to govern; to manage; to subdue
body; group; party; company; troupe
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)