before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
place; position; location; position; standing; status
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
to affect; to impact; to influence
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
first day of summer (approx. May 6)
"minor heat" solar term (approx. July 7)
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
huge win; overwhelming victory
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
war; fighting; fierce competition
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to put one's hand on; to touch
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to half-rise to one's feet
late-autumn or early-winter dew; "cold dew" solar term (approx. October 8)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
in accordance with; according to
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely