to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
long; drawn-out; very long
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
cache; place to hide something
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
general; popular; common; typical
authenticity; credibility
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
financial world; business circles
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch