to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
matter of time; question of time
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to be found; to be discovered
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
in proportion to; just as much as
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
notice; attention; observation
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
violent emotion; passion; fury
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
the other day; a few days ago
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
something; some kind of; for some reason
to apologize; to apologise
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
breath; breathing; tone; mood
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
way; method; means; resource; course