to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
passing through without stopping; passing by
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
to stare back at; to look back at
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
cancellation charge; cancellation fee
never mind!; don't worry about it
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
way; course; the only way
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
answering machine; answerphone
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
unrequited love; one-sided love
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to put one's hand on; to touch
impossible; unlikely; improbable
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement
hot topic; talk of the town
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines