to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
putting into operation; invocation
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
that is to say; so that means
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to spend time (on doing something)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
at this stage; at this point; (only) now