if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
had better ...; may as well ...
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
better than nothing; better than none at all
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
one's share; one's portion
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
on the occasion of; at the time of
fragile article; breakables; broken article
with a pop; with a squish; grainy; crunchy; bubble wrap; small grains
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
inspection; examination; survey
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
normal operation (of a train service, bus service, etc.); running normally; normal state of affairs; business as usual
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)