skill; dexterity; proficiency
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
raging bull; ferocious bull
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)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
honour; honor; glory; privilege
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
alone; by oneself; on one's own
most difficult; next to impossible
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
leaving everything up to someone else
how; in what way; by what means
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
forcibly; against one's will
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)