bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
offense and defense; offence and defence
to unfold; to unroll; to open
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
means; way; method; measure
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
posture; position; stance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate