to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
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)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
history of; experience of
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
clearing one's throat; cough
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
writing implement; writing tool
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
return of something; repayment
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
interview (e.g. for a job)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
job hunting; job searching