to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
police; police officer; police station
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to one's delight; to one's joy
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
living by oneself; living alone
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
under development; in development
rival (company); competitor
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
patent application; patent filings
trial; judgement; judgment
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
opening session; anteroom
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
directions; instructions; orders; command
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted