war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
division into equal parts; equal parts
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
sense of duty (obligation)
falling to one's death; death from a fall
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to behave modestly; to take a humble attitude
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
simple; simplified; easy; plain
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
else; in addition; besides
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
feigned ignorance; assumed innocence
group suicide; mass suicide; arranged suicide of two or more people
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
to do together; to share; to participate in
outside the city; suburbs
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
at all costs; whatever the price; would give anything
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
(burying a body) in concrete; filled with concrete
high-rise building; tall building; multi-storied building
oceanic trench; deep-sea trench; deep
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)