to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
long; drawn-out; very long
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
cooperation; collaboration
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
with these words; while saying
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)