to get information out of a person; to begin listening
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
straight-sets loss; straight-set defeat
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
intelligence gathering; information gathering
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
technology; technique; technical
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
right (to do something); authority; power
after school (at the end of the day)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
consequence; outcome; result; blame
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture