to attempt; to test; to try out
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
it's not like; it isn't as if
sense of loss; feeling of loss
(short) rest; breather; break
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
diagnosis; medical examination
Europe and America; the West
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
report of (one's) research; research paper
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
prevention; precaution; protection against
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
directly; in person; firsthand
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
infection through contact
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
real thing; original; actual
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
war; battle; match; game; competition
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
hostility; antagonism; opposition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)