- to make a promise
- promise
- whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss
- severe; harsh
- crafty plots and machinations (idiom)
- 结 jiē: 结 jie1: (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jie2]结 jié: 结 jie2: knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel)
- fruit
- invaluable; priceless
- (of uneven surfaces) to fit together; (of gear wheels) to mesh; (dentistry) occlusion; bite
- due to; to stem from; to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc); to go against (expectations)
- to forecast; to anticipate; expectation
- to steer (a ship)
- overall situation
- to control; to accuse; to charge; to sue; to invert a container to empty it; (suffix) (slang) buff; enthusiast; devotee; -phile or -philia
- practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful
- to repay; to compensate for; to recompense; to fulfill (hopes etc)
- to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)
- to fall into the net of justice (idiom); finally arrested
- adept; skilled
- to operate; to control; to rig; to manipulate
- to operate; operations; workings; activities (usu. of an organization); thread (computing)
- to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom); to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
- to abandon; to desert; to renounce
- to treasure; to value; to cherish
- to stain; to sully; to tarnish
- dirty water; sewage
- enemy; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to have no other choice
- to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions
- trickery; tactics
- base; mean; contemptible; despicable
- person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character
- to control; to manipulate
- drive (transmission in an engine)
- lubricating oil
- to avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck
- guilt
- accusation; a (criminal) charge; to accuse
- to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage
- Hofmann or Hoffman (name); August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818-1892), German chemist; Dustin Hoffman (1937-), US film actor
- to establish ties; to contact; (electricity) to connect (components) in series
- 仿 fǎng: 仿 fang3: to imitate; to copy仿 fǎng: 仿 fang3: used in 彷彿|仿佛[fang3 fu2]; (Note: While 仿 is not officially designated as the simplified form of 彷, it serves as the de facto simplification when 彷 is pronounced fǎng.)
- network of people with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"
- 环 Huán: 环 Huan2: surname Huan环 huán: 环 huan2: ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in
- to laugh heartily; a belly laugh
- 重重 chóng chóng: 重重 chong2 chong2: layer upon layer; one after another重重 zhòng zhòng: 重重 zhong4 zhong4: heavily; severely
- goose pimples; goose bumps