request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
behind; in the rear; in back
genuine article; real thing; real deal
control; check; restraint; inhibition
right in the middle (of); midst; height
directly; in person; firsthand
war situation; progress of a battle
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
honour; honor; glory; privilege
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
preservation; retainment; keeping
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
left side; left-hand side
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried