correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
right angle; perpendicular
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
superintendent; supervisor; warden
examination results; test result; test outcome
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
extremely talented; very gifted
very recently; in the very recent past
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
sweetness and bitterness; joys and sorrows
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
(of members of the Imperial family) becoming subjects of the state
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
mask; disguise; guise; mask
everyone at once; everyone together