labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to need; to demand; to take; to require
number of persons; personnel
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to talk; to chat; to chatter
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
contradiction; inconsistency
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
difficult to ...; hard to ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
for example; for instance; e.g.
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
influence; effect; impact
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)