to recover consciousness; to come to
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to resuscitate; to revive; to regain consciousness; to come round
condition; situation; prospects
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
blow; shock; strike; batting
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
practice; practising; experience
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
how many people; a number of people
region; limits; stage; level
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to jump at; to be attracted by
tall figure; high stature
to strangle; to constrict
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy