waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
long time; several hours; long spell
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to spend time (on doing something)
to make merry; to be festive
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
feedback (on a product, person's performance, etc.); feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
with a slip; with a slide
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
diversion; distraction; feint