authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
declaration; proclamation; announcement
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to pass (of time); to elapse
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
one revolution; one rotation
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
other than; excluding; without
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
body; group; party; company; troupe
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift