near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
meaning; significance; sense
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
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
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
according to plan; as planned; on target
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such