to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
extremely talented; very gifted
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
very young; little; childish; immature
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
normalization; normalisation
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
political measures; policy
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
brotherly love; fraternal love; sibling affection
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to live; to make a living; to get on with
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
standard; basis; principle
to play a central role; to take a leading part
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
sense of values; values; value system
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
incompetent; have no merit