falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
something like ...; something called ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
objection; dissent; protest
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
in person; personally; directly
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
two times; twice; two degrees
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
long ago; a long time ago; already
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
threat; intimidation; menace
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution