standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
maintenance; preservation; improvement
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
business trip; official trip
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
just because; even if; even though
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
sympathy; compassion; pity
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
as (for); for; in the capacity of
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to have a talk; to tell a story
surroundings; environs; circumference
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
stingy; cheap; very frugal
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go