to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
else; in addition; besides
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to file (away); to keep on file; to bind up (e.g. between pages); to insert
because of; owing to; due to
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to watch steadily; to stare
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
solution; solution strategy
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to telephone; to make a phone call
with a crack; with a crash; with a shattering sound
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully