piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to bring; to take; to bring about
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
impossible; unlikely; improbable
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
using as an intermediary; through
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
relevant documents; (all) the documents related (to the matter)
big splash; big response; major repercussions
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
imperial court; royal court