1 efficacy

1 result

2 effect

3 efficacy

4 (theater) sound or visual effects

1 efficiency

1 effective

2 in effect

3 valid

1 special effect

2 specially good effect

3 especially efficacious

1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)

1 in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)

2 as a warning to others

1 lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)

2 fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself

1 the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)

2 sth hard to come by

3 sth wonderful and rare

1 to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)