the other day; a few days ago
to begin; to set about; to start
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
depending on; dependent on
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
preliminary investigation; preparation
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
light; faint; pale; fleeting
wired glass; wire-reinforced glass
to rain incessantly; to downpour
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to make an appeal; to urge
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
this (very thing); this precisely
victory or defeat; match; contest; game