sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
final vote; run-off ballot
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
only; merely; but; no more than
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
vote against; no vote; nay
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
observation; survey; watching
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
distribution map; distribution diagram
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
for the first time in one's life
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence