to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
as (for); for; in the capacity of
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation