to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
system; institution; organization; organisation
if so; in that case; in that situation
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
function; facility; faculty; feature
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
beginning; outset; first; onset
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
error; mistake; slip; bug
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
application; request; petition
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
for example; for instance; e.g.
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
serious; not joking; straight
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
professional job; profession
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship