to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
clicking; clopping; clacking
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
rising; ascending; climbing
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
tail end; tailender; last person (to arrive, finish etc.); dead last
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to get strong; to gain strength
came; went; was (somewhere); here it comes!; there it goes!; as expected!
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield
retention; maintenance; preservation
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
effigy; likeness; portrait; statue
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit