tail (animal); tail end; tip
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
maternity leave; paternity leave
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to manage something successfully; to be successful
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
originally; by nature; from the start
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
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.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
so; like this; in this way