serious; not joking; straight
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
(not so) much; (not) very
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
condition; state (of health); appearance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
family; members of a family
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include