present continuous tense; present progressive form
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
international; diplomatic intercourse
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
interior; inside; internal
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
trial; judgement; judgment
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
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
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
respect and affection; love and respect
older sister; elder sister
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
bodily sensation; sense; experience
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be worried; to be troubled
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly