request; favour (to ask); wish; please
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shake; to sway; to waver
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
(your) daughter; young woman
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
such; like that; that sort of; very