to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to serve; to work for; to attend
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
by sheer strength; by brute force
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
blow; shock; strike; batting
right beside; close to; nearby
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to change completely; to change suddenly
intelligence gathering; information gathering
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)