round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
consideration; taking into account
discovery; detection; finding
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
but; however; provided that
in proportion to; just as much as
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
utmost limits; extremity; limit
selection; choice; option
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
even though; despite; when
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to detain; to check; to restrain
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to have one's knees be about to give way
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul