to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
two parts; two copies; the second part
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
forgetful; oblivious of; negligent
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in