decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
as if it were about oneself
covering; protection; backing; relief
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
preliminary arrangements; spade work
it is I who should say so
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
in proportion to; just as much as
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
conviction; belief; confidence
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to follow another's example
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)