main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
putting into operation; invocation
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
planned; scheduled; systematic
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
biological older sister; real elder sister
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
injured person; wounded person; casualty
counter for choices, options, etc.
to feel a chill run down one's spine