he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
sympathy; empathy; response
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
practice; practising; training; study
when it becomes; when it comes to
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
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to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
most part; greater part; majority
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
had better ...; had better not ...
besides; in addition; also; moreover
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
escape hatch; escape door
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
originally; by nature; from the start
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)