to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
probability; likelihood; chances
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
exclamation mark; exclamation point
favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
this and that; one thing or another
percent; per cent; percentage
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
defeating in an instant; instant kill
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
rival; competitor; competition
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
amiable; affable; likable
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense