in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to step over or across; to overcome
to run up to; to rush over
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
technical; technological; practical
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
danger; peril; hazard; risk
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
price; cost; value; worth; value
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of