all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
interference; intervention; meddling
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
twice; again; second time
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
dozens; scores of; decades
second (unit of time); arc second
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
potentiality; dormancy; latency
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
big leakage; uncontained leak
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of