to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
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
adds force or indicates command
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)