party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
having not the slightest idea
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
threatening letter; intimidating letter
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
several times; a few times
leased line; private circuit; private line
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile