product; produce; result; fruit
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
descendant; progeny; offspring
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
cautious theory; conservative theory
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
rather than; more ... than ...
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting