fixed content; settled matter; done deal
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to have a smattering knowledge of
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to throw into; to toss into
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
originally; by nature; from the start
to mow; to reap; to harvest
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
forgetting; lapse of memory
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to hand over; to surrender
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch