to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
that's the way it is; such is life
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result