is it?; isn't it?; be; is
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
by means of; due to; because of; according to
than; from; out of; except; but; more
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to happen to meet; to come across
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to detain; to check; to restrain
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
in the same way as; just like
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)