to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
long ago; already; a long time ago
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
lightly; easily; carelessly
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
several shots; several blows
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to fold up; to fold into layers
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to pierce through; to break through
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension