metre;  meter;  meter;  gauge
 giving someone a ride on one's shoulders;  shoulder wheel (judo)
 loss;  feeling of loss;  Los Angeles
 because ...;  for ...;  the reason being ...;  as for ...;  when it comes to ...;  regarding ...
 exhaustion;  consumption;  using up;  dissipation;  waste
 striking;  remarkable;  considerable
 eyesight;  vision;  visual acuity
 to respond;  to answer;  to meet (e.g. demands, expectations);  to affect;  to take a toll;  to strike home
 suspicious object (e.g. potential bomb);  suspicious substance
 one by one;  in detail;  minutely
 spare time;  free time;  time (e.g. time it takes to do something);  time off;  day off;  quitting (one's job);  firing someone
 remainder of one's life;  one's remaining days;  time left (to live)
 how long;  how far;  how much
 taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
 graduation ceremony;  commencement
 to get between;  to be caught in
 violent;  furious;  extreme;  intense;  fervent;  vehement
 futility;  waste;  uselessness;  pointlessness;  idleness
 effort;  exertion;  endeavour;  endeavor;  hard work;  striving
 far from;  anything but;  not at all;  let alone;  to say nothing of;  not to mention
 defeat;  loss;  reverse;  setback
 to repeat;  to do something over again
 there is no need to ...;  never happens;  there is never a time when
 to desire;  to wish for;  to expect;  to see;  to command (a view of)
 he;  she;  that person; (arch.)  you
 feelings;  thoughts;  meaning
 to run counter to;  to go against;  to disobey;  to infringe
 position;  situation;  viewpoint;  standpoint;  point of view
 to sow;  to plant;  to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict);  to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
 seed (e.g. of a plant);  pip;  material (e.g. for an article);  matter (e.g. of a story);  ingredient;  leaven (bread);  cause
 of late;  lately;  this part;  this point;  here
 surroundings;  environs;  circumference
 to pull;  to tug;  to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.);  to attract (e.g. interest);  to draw back (e.g. one's hand);  to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.);  to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
 unnatural;  artificial;  affected;  strained
 dull (e.g. a knife);  blunt;  thickheaded;  obtuse;  dull (sound, color, etc.);  dim (light)
 there;  that situation;  that occasion;  the spot (i.e. "on the spot");  immediately;  then and there
 to keep up (appearances);  to smooth over (an error, etc.);  to gloss over;  to mend;  to repair
 to the limit;  to the fullest extent;  absolutely the limit;  one cup after another;  cup by cup
 what is it (that);  the meaning of something;  what something is about
 having not the slightest idea