to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
very interesting; of great interest
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
correction; revision; amendment
small fraction; small proportion
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
very likely; very probable
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
go that far; to that extent
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into