to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to be able to manage somehow or another
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to indicate; to show; to point to
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
bygones; the past; past event
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be silent; to say nothing
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
near; close; beside; third person