at a moment's notice; readily
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to happen to meet; to come across
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
you could say; you might say; verging on the
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
interference; intervention; meddling
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
event; phenomenon; matter
to rule; to govern; to administer
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
origin; source; beginning; starting point
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
physical science; natural science; physics; lixue (Song-era Chinese philosophy); (arch.) philosophy
association; society; organization; organisation
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
first generation; founder
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
compelling force; legal force