to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
(political) power; authority; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
proposal; offer; request; application
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)