to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
heart; guts; nerve; central part
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
main question; real issue at hand
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
periodic; regular; routine
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
recommendation; endorsement
power; authority; jurisdiction
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
specialization; specialisation
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
patterns of thinking; train of thought
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
as before; as ever; as it was originally