to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
what do you want?; can I help you?
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
meaning; significance; sense
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
like; similar to; same as
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there