strong nation; powerful country
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to face on; to look out on to
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
again; once more; a second time
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...