investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
at; in; at; when; by; with
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
in terms of; from the point of view of
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be found; to be discovered
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
door; gate; opening; title page
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale