division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
that is to say; so that means
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
automatic; intransitive verb
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
on the occasion of; at the time of
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
very interesting; of great interest
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
control; management (e.g. of a business)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
present-day science; modern science
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate