skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
reinforcement; strengthening
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to watch over; to watch attentively
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute