to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
by myself; in person; by oneself
to begin talking; to open up
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
how many people; a number of people
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
in accordance with; according to
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
indicate reason; infers some protest
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
directions; instructions; orders; command
retort; back talk; backchat
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
although I say; although one might say; although called
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
ten to one; nine cases out of ten