question; inquiry; enquiry
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
great difference; major mistake
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to be widely known; to be famous
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
border (between countries); national border
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into