- (idiom) high officials and noble lords; the powerful and influential
- to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin
- offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding; blue blood
- to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
- elderly
- renown; prestige
- gentleman
- to make a draft; to draw up (plans)
- firm; resolute; determined
- prison
- to recommend
- to detest; to loathe; to abhor
- evidence; proof; to confirm; corroboration
- meaning; implication; flavor; overtone; to mean; to imply; (Tw) to get a sense of
- to travel to take up a new post
- (coll.) wife's older brother
- to advance to a higher-level position; to be promoted to a higher position in a new department
- to supervise; to control
- position; place; seat; CL:個|个[ge4]
- not only that, but ...
- to see with one's own eyes; to witness
- scene of the crime
- the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
- to make up; fabrication; fictional; imaginary
- to make up; to fabricate
- thrown into prison; behind bars
- palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield
- public outrage
- to declare to be untrue; to deny
- to be well aware
- on the up; currently winning; rising (in popularity etc)
- to guess; to conjecture; to suppose; (math.) hypothesis
- cavity; empty; vacuous
- attitude; posture; stance
- opportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck
- common interest; mutual benefit
- to rupture; to burst open; to break; to break off relations with; a rupture
- interior; inside (part, section); internal
- all parties (in a dispute etc); all sides; all directions