to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
two (long cylindrical things)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
good-quality; superior in quality
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
in comparison to; rather than
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
difficult to ...; hard to ...
power; might; authority; influence
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
both hands; both arms; ten
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that