to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
platform; home; home base; home plate
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
silence; stillness; quietness
going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
amount of light; quantity of light
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to collapse into; to flop onto
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
Q&A; question and answer
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
expression; look; countenance; face
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
government service; the bureaucracy
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)