hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
serious; severe; grave; acute
knot (nautical mile per hour)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
telephone booth; telephone box
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
the first and second; a few
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
right beside; close to; nearby
busy; having no (free) time
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
by sheer strength; by brute force
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack