tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
preference; priority; precedence
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
within; inside of; less than
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
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)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)