to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
stochastic; probabilistic
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
to trace back to (the origins of something)
nothing but; none other than
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
passing through without stopping; passing by
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
gentle; mild; meek; tender
directly opposite; right in front
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
adverse circumstances; adversity
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included