meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
disclosure; exposure; revelation
(state of) utter panic; great panic
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to rally; to make a comeback
concealment; suppression; hiding
decision; determination; resolution
at that time; in those days
to be silent; to say nothing
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
leftovers (esp. food); remnants