impossible to do (although wants to)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
directions; instructions; orders; command
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
battlefield; battleground
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to set (sun); to become dark
Hami melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus); Chinese Hami melon; snow melon
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
vaporization heat; vaporisation heat