approval; license; licence; permission
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
study; research; investigation
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
at that time; in those days
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
practical model; utility model; new design for practical use
only; merely; but; no more than
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
leadership; initiative; spearhead
by means of; due to; because of; according to
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
same; similar; (just) like; equal
document; official papers