to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
by sheer strength; by brute force
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to look away; to avert one's eyes
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
notice; attention; observation
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
euphoric; happy; buoyant; bouncy