influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
heart attack; myocardial infarction
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to recover consciousness; to come to
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
second generation; second; junior
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
intelligence gathering; information gathering
critical condition; being on the verge of death
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
decision; judgment; resolution
interception (email); wiretap; bug
since when; from when; how long
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bet; wager; stake; gamble
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to attack; to assault; to assail
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population