to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
how long; how far; how much
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
I see; that's right; indeed
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
race (of people); type of person
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
letter of resignation; request for retirement
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
wounded person; injured person
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally