thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to think too much; to be over-concerned
now that; since; so long as; because
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
reality; actuality; hard fact
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
fort; stronghold; fortification
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)