a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
substantial matter; significant item
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to join forces; to cooperate
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
serves you right!; see what happens!
to go out and away; to leave
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
chair; stool; post; office; position
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)