on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
to force to do; to compel
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
land made arable by the slash-and-burn method; swidden; slash-and-burn farming
you could say that; that might be so
soil texture; earth (in Wu Xing)
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
military doctor; army surgeon
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
remote control; remote operation
child's tear-stained face
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
independent action; acting alone
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be