maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to continue to rain or snow
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
planning; project; plan; design
ability to get things done
manipulation of information; spin
ability; capability; skill
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to look forward to something
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to cut corners; to be shoddy
physical work; manual labour (labor)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to rush over; to run up to
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
height (of body); stature
charcoal; charred remains
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree