middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
than; from; out of; except; but; more
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do