- to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom); to beat one's brains out
- to distort; to misrepresent
- to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
- selfishness; selfish motives
- to tear up; to rip up; too shred
- people (in general); people around the world; everyone
- known; what one knows
- to be careful; to take care
- things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
- astute; shrewd; smart
- to avoid; to evade; to keep away from
- Jerusalem
- Saint John
- language; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3]
- 语 yǔ: 语 yu3: dialect; language; speech语 yù: 语 yu4: (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know
- to withdraw; to leave; to retreat; to pull out
- half
- other half; (fig.) spouse; one's better half
- chief executive; magistrate
- selected (for admission); elected
- equestrianism; horsemanship
- military instructor
- stature; build (height and weight); figure
- raised high; (of a person) slender; tall and thin (Taiwan pr. [gao1tiao1])
- facial features; appearence; physiognomy
- grandeur; noble
- magnanimous; broad and level
- Downing Street (London)
- to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild
- frank; candid; straightforward
- British-style; English-style
- introverted; reserved; (artistic style) understated
- honest; forthcoming; to confess
- good-natured
- wording
- code of conduct; conventions; common practice; routine (medical procedure etc)