senior envoy; chief delegate
mature; becoming precocious
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
Dominic; Dominick; Dominik
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
vice-envoy; deputy delegate
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
life or death; existence; destiny
former (incumbent); predecessor
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
at least; at most; (even) just
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
moderate faction; moderates
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
leaving a matter to chance
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity