convenient; handy; useful
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
machine parts; machinery; equipment
as before; as ever; as it was originally
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
parting; separation; farewell
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
entry; approach; penetration
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
anyone can see that; it's obvious that