piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
just one person; only one
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
intensive; concentrated; focused
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
deputy head teacher; vice principal
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to escape death; to be saved from death
discovery; detection; finding
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
mass communication; mass media
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
concentrated fire; intense criticism
persistence; single-mindedness