several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
throughput; processing power
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
imagination; supposition; guess
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to jump from one thing to another
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
flying object (rocket, missile, etc.); projectile
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
witnessing; observing; sighting
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
technique; art; skill; move
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)