distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
joke; playfulness; kidding around
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
a short while ago; already
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task