indicate reason; infers some protest
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
fund-raising; collection of funds
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
progress; being under way
huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow); (arch.) biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
blow; shock; strike; batting
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds