pretend to sb that...
假装;佯装
I'm tired of having to pretend all the time.
我讨厌老得装假。
Of course I was wrong; it would be hypocritical to pretend otherwise.
当然是我错了;混充正确就是虚伪了。
insight
洞察力;领悟
a writer of great insight
有深刻洞察力的作家
With a flash of insight I realized what the dream meant.
我突然明白了这个梦意味着什么。
intrigue
密谋策划;阴谋
political intrigue
政治阴谋
The young heroine steps into a web of intrigue in the academic world.
年轻的女主人公陷入了学术界鈎心斗角的罗网。
pressing
紧急的;急迫的
同义词:urgent
I'm afraid I have some pressing business to attend to.
很抱歉,我有些急事需要处理。