(political) power; authority; influence
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
corridor; hallway; passageway
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to say; to be called; to do
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
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