gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
verbal message; word (from someone)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
many children; large family
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
stomach ache; abdominal pain
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
decorative carving; design; plan; sketch
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
talking while standing; standing around talking
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
cell; serge; cel (celluloid)
profitable plan; good plan
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)