to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
resignation; giving up the game for lost
to try all possible means
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
chance (of success); odds
reproachful; hateful; bitter
relation; relative; kind; cordial
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to be filled to bursting; to burst
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to yearn for; to pine for
to make something resound
popular name; common name; given name
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank