baton (of command); order; command; direction
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
very interesting; of great interest
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
match; game; bout; contest
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
(hot) stove league; trading of players in the off-season
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
negotiations; discussions; connection
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
I see; that's right; indeed
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
function; facility; faculty; feature
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
how long; how much; to what extent
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
environment; circumstance
possible; potential; practicable; feasible