any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
school building; schoolhouse
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
construction; architecture (of buildings)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
anxiety (about the future)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to be worried; to be troubled
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
another thing; exception; special case
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
without sparing time for sleep