to sink (into); to get depressed
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
influence; clout; leverage
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to feel a chill run down one's spine
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
greeting; a fine thing to say
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect