victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
question; inquiry; enquiry
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
at once; immediately; right now
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
explosion; rupture; break off