posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
each time it happens; at all such times
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
penalty; sentence; punishment
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to be embarrassed; to lose face
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
exercises; practice problem
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
preface; introduction; preamble
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
absorption; suction; attraction
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
of course; certainly; naturally
region; limits; stage; level
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
solely; entirely; only; or
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses