at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
sanity; consciousness; soberness
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
lying face down; upside down; prone
directly opposite; right in front
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to begin talking; to open up
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
goldfish (Carassius auratus)