what's the matter?; what's wrong?
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
even though; despite; when
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
right and wrong; good and evil
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to lend an ear to; to listen to
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to take back; to recapture
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
war; fighting; fierce competition
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)