useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
dark of the night; darkness of the night
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
changing completely; transformation
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to get thin; to taper off
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
not necessarily so; is not always true
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to encamp; to take up positions
throw; throwing; throwing event
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to get slightly dirty (all over)
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness