the first and second; a few
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to gain strength; to have energy
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to begin shooting; to shoot out
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
rather; better; instead; if anything
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive