claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
property; fortune; assets
to blow off; to be blown off
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to some extent; to a certain extent
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
belief; faith; conviction
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
from the viewpoint of; according to
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
impossible; unlikely; improbable