to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
such ... as; or some such
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
short and stout; small but wide around
to be perturbed; to be agitated
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
step; stride; counter for steps
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
posture; position; stance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray