small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be injured; to sustain a wound
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
authenticity; credibility
very likely; very probable
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
consideration; taking into account
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than