desperately; for one's dear life
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
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 make sense; to be meaningful
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
diversion; putting something to another use
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to use up all one's strength; to die
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
jack of all trades, master of none
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with