to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
missed-program webcast; webcast of a serialized TV show (after the TV broadcast); catch-up TV
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
no, not like that (but like this)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
many; numerous; various; large number of
international agreement; accord
when it becomes; when it comes to
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
giving; provision; furnishing
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
communist bloc; Iron Curtain
diversion; putting something to another use
submarine; submersible vessel
going through; going via; going by way of
high efficiency; high performance
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
call; summons; convening; convocation
moment to quit; way to quit