gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
expectation; anticipation; forecast
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
sign; indication; omen; symptom
older brother and younger sister
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
difference; variation; difference
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
rather; better; instead; if anything
body and soul; mind and body
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season