to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
correction; rectification; mending; repair
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
carbonization; carbonisation
acid; sourness; sour taste
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to repeat; to do over again
to become possible; to become able to (do)
another thing; exception; special case
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
everything; anything; nothing
had better ...; had better not ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
art of war; strategy; tactics
junior high school student; middle school pupil
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
more than usual (usu. time)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)