to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
semiconductor; solid-state
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
parallel processing; array processing
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
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
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
authenticity; credibility
to feel; to sense; to experience
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
how can (one) do something
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
drowning one's cares in drink
to bawl; to cry; to scream
genius; prodigy; natural gift
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; like this; in this way