whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
devoted; self-sacrificing
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
battlefield; battleground
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to be transparent; to show through
war; fighting; fierce competition
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
royal capital; imperial capital
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away