to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
spirit world; underworld; the next world
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to apologize; to apologise
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
section manager; section chief
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
daily allowance; daily wages
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
such ... as; or some such
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)