to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
in one's own way or style
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
medical care; medical treatment
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
clear; precise; definite; distinct