to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to hand over; to surrender
in the meanwhile; during the time
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
imprisonment; incarceration
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
recovery; rescue; recapture
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to make one's own; to take possession of
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
caller; visitor; company; guest
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
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
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
and yet; though; when; in spite of
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
interior; inside; internal