to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
fourth dimension; four dimensions
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
dishwashing; doing dishes
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
letter; missive; note; mail
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
second-year student; biennial
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
since then; from that time; ever since
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
offense and defense; offence and defence
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through