to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how; in what way; how about
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
even if ...; even supposing that ...
powerful person; influential person
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
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
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
hostility; antagonism; opposition
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
stealthily; secretly; in secret
trio; gang of three; threesome
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
meaning; significance; sense
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...