shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to be consistent; to be coherent
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
sour look; surly face; pout
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
topic of discussion; agenda
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
way; method; means; resource; course
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
twice; again; second time
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
rescue operation; aid operation; rescue work
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
healthy; sound; wholesome
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
as soon as possible; ASAP