suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
final; eventual; ultimate
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
(necessary) personnel; required person
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
flying column; detached force
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
failure; mistake; blunder
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
last ray of hope; only hope
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
choice; selection; option
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
Iron Lady (orig. nickname for Margaret Thatcher)
way (of doing); manner; method
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
young girl; lass; adolescent female
sentiment; sentimentality
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
spot; point; place; position
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
telephone number; phone number