painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
accomplishment; execution
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
24 hours; twenty-four hours
electronic edition; online edition
among these; between these; of these
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
practicality; utility; usefulness
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
to spread; to be propagated
popular name; common name; given name
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token
correction; revision; amendment
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
troublesome; annoying; complicated