Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
battle formation; military formation
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to bring back; to restore
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
phoneme; vocal sound; tone (quality); initial and final (in Chinese syllable structure)
breath; breathing; bracelet
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
person who gives the right (correct) answer
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers