personal; individual; private
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
matter of time; question of time
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
pointing out; identification
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to close (one's eyes); to shut
one's physical safety; personal security
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
stopping functioning; being out of service
the same; the said; likewise
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling