to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
future; possible; potential; prospective
important post; important office; key position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
double; twice (as much); twofold
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
instant; moment; for an instant
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time; no matter how long one waits
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause