accurate; correct; precise; exact
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
such ... as; or some such
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
failure; mistake; blunder
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
senior high school; high school
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
form; shape; figure; visage
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
just because; even if; even though
not necessarily so; is not always true