to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
unexpected meeting; coincidence
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
genius; prodigy; natural gift
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to decorate; to prettify; to attach a decorative sticker, cover, bauble, etc. to a cell phone, notebook, slippers, etc.
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle