it's not like; it isn't as if
climbing rope (for mountaineering)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
outward appearance; apparent
to pass (of time); to elapse
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
that is to say; so that means
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
even if; even though; however; no matter how
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
head over heels; headlong; head first
in comparison to; rather than
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to feel; to sense; to experience
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
had better ...; had better not ...
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
scattered; separated; dispersed
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)