control; management (e.g. of a business)
bread roll sandwich with croquette filling
danger; peril; hazard; risk
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
separate case; another matter
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to have an idea; to have a clue
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
such; like that; that sort of; very
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)