to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to ask a question; to ask questions
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
powerless; helpless; incompetent
like a decent person; human
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
nice; likeable; desirable
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to view the past with nostalgia
deep emotion; strong feelings
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
all (there is); as long as there is
self-defense; self-defence
abuse; misuse; perversion
cannot be compared with; no match for
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
this and that; one thing and another
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
future (usually near); prospects
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to burst open; to pop; to split
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination