-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
first of all; first thing
to refuse; to decline; to deny
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
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)
impossible to do (although wants to)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
absorption; suction; attraction
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
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)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
such; like that; that sort of; very
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
now that; since; so long as; because
prospects of victory; chances of success
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
villain; baddie; the villain's part