apt to (do); liable to; prone to
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
preparing for action or battle
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable