trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to have an eye on; to zero in on
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
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
great difference; big difference; wide margin
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
discrimination; discernment; identification
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
one thin flat object; one sheet
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
probability; likelihood; chances
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)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
special; particular; peculiar; unique
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)