or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
a short while ago; already
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to spend time (on doing something)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to become dim; to become blurred
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
air flotilla; air fleet; combat aviation unit of the Imperial Japanese Navy
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
while; during; performed in this condition
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
failure; mistake; blunder