a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
clear; precise; definite; distinct
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
on and after; from ... onward; since
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
deceased father; late father
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
already; now; no longer; not any more
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to accept; to receive; to agree
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm