to collect information; to gather knowledge
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
throw; throwing; throwing event
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
condition; situation; prospects
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)