to approach; to draw near
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
but; however; provided that
stirring; slight movement
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
corridor; hallway; passageway
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
addition; adding; supplement
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
point card; loyalty card; reward card
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
latecomer; person who arrives late
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
one more time; once more; once again
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)