in this way; thus; such; uh...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
now that; since; so long as; because
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
serious; not joking; straight
one by one; one after another; successively
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
just because; even if; even though
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
at once; immediately; right now
to be a matter of life or death
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
mountaineering club; mountain area
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to rank next to; to come after