nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
preface; introduction; preamble
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
dealing with; coping with
please (give me); please (do for me)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
in order; in turn; one by one
front; frontage; facade; main
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
undiscovered; not found; unexplored
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
final; eventual; ultimate
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
while; during (the time when)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
watchful waiting; careful supervision
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
general public; the masses
to see through; to see the true nature of something
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); New Taiwan dollar; Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance