turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
tattling; telling on (someone)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to join forces; to cooperate
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
site; point on a map; spot
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up