severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
disorder; disturbance; unrest
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
two times; twice; two degrees
to run away; to escape safely
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
defense; defence; protection
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
point in question (at issue)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
process; course; mechanism
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
solution; solution strategy
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to increase; to add to; to augment
to state; to express; to mention
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship