as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
alone; by oneself; on one's own
(some) more; even more; longer; further
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
two persons; two people; pair; couple
competitive swimming; swimming race
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
forcibly; against one's will
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to strike out; to start swimming
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
male instincts; male frivolity
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
Thames (UK, Canada) (river)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull