my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to manage something successfully; to be successful
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
all-out attack; general offensive
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
unit; (musical) group; band
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
slight; insignificant; small
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
ash; embers; complete destruction
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
laying underground (e.g. cables); burying (e.g. pipe)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
surface of the earth; ground surface
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
finally; after; following; at the end (of)