important; momentous; essential; principal; major
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be conspicuous; to stand out
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to dye; to colour; to color
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
breastplate; chest protector; bib
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
both hands; both arms; ten
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
don't you think?; indicates question
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
form; shape; figure; visage
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading