some people; a few people; several people
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
transcendence; excellence; superiority
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
duty; function; office; mission; task
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official