all times and places; all ages and countries
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to join together; to combine; to join up
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
useful thing; usable article
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
how long; how much; to what extent
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
that's the way it is; such is life
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme