even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
reconciliation; make peace with
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
nod; inclination of the head
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to like; to love; to be fond of
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good performance; good work; great success
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
participation; joining; entry; adherence
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
coherence; order; focus; point
offence; offense; hindrance
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
question; inquiry; enquiry
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
the same night; that night
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A