riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
grasp; catch; understanding
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to bring; to take; to bring about
from the beginning; from scratch
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
numbering; numbering machine
loveable; very likeable; like very much
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
in comparison to; rather than
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
split; division; break up
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
large; gland; ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar