present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
selection; choice; option
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
but; however; provided that
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
useless resistance; vain struggle
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
directly; in person; firsthand
interference; intervention; meddling
that is to say; so that means
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to rescue from; to help out of; to save