by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
optimization; optimisation
terminal (electricity); pin (on a semiconductor or microcontroller); port (e.g. LAN port)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
pivot hinge (using extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame); sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
arrival on location (esp. used in transport industries, police, etc.)
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
feng (male Chinese firebird)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
great speed; recklessly fast speed
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
from the beginning; from scratch
making from scratch (esp. in model-making and information systems); full scratch building
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus