eruption; volcanic eruption
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
overanxiety; needless worry
useless; vain; aimless; idle
consideration; taking into account
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
stability; security; equilibrium
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
because of; owing to; due to
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
having the luck to escape trouble (your behaviour has landed you in)
failing in one's duty (e.g. to someone)