special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to collect; to assemble; to gather
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
consumption; expenditure; spending
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
this (very thing); this precisely
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
process; course; mechanism
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
such ... as; or some such
to move forward; to move on
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless