opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
again; once more; a second time
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
high voltage; high pressure
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
end; close; conclusion; termination
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
process; course; mechanism
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
supply; provision; service; supply
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
connection; link; relationship
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very likely; very probable
a second time; again; once more; twice
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)