zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to say no more; to sink into silence
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
impression; strong belief; conviction
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
point in question (at issue)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
that is to say; so that means
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
getting what one wants by complaining or grumbling; profiting by holding out or taking a hard line; getting more by raising a ruckus
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
property; fortune; assets
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
in terms of; from the point of view of
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
as (for); for; in the capacity of