to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
how long; how far; how much
naked eye; the physical eye
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
right under; directly below
gradually; slowly but steadily
scale; scope; plan; structure
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
don't you think?; indicates question
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
whispering into a person's ear
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
(committee) chairman; president
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to underrate; to make light of
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death