reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
how long; how much; to what extent
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
immediately; right away; on the spot
level ground; horizon; field of view
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
if so; in that case; in that situation
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar