relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
convenience; handiness; usefulness
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
such; this sort of; like this
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
jungle; jungle; jungle music
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)