to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
reform; reformation; reorganization
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be helpful; to be useful
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
self-respect; esteem; self-importance; pride
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
weak point; unskillfulness
to have a talk; to tell a story
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
sudden change; complete change
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely