fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
dealing with; coping with
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to turn towards; to point
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
now; the present time; just now; another; more
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but