from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
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)
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
such ... as; or some such
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
imagination; supposition; guess
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
ago; since; before; previous
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very