to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
of course; certainly; naturally
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
surroundings; environs; circumference
to be silent; to say nothing
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
future (usually near); prospects
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison