to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
companion; fellow traveler (person who supports a group, movement, etc. without being a member); sympathizer
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
but; however; provided that
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
encounter; engagement; battle
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
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
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
ingenuity; resourcefulness
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
quickly adaptable; pro-active
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to try to do; to attempt to do
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
as stated; verbatim; literally
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)