being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
ago; since; before; previous
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
written explanation; written apology
to be needed; to be wanted
dealing with; coping with
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to say; to be called; to do
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
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
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
popular name; common name; given name
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to repeat; to do something over again
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
under control (e.g. of territory)
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)