conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
difficult problem; challenge
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
unexpected meeting; coincidence
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be entwined; to be involved
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to be injured; to sustain a wound
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to go out and away; to leave
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
marking; grading; scoring
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to comfort; to console; to amuse
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear