to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
until now; so far; up to the present
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
had better ...; had better not ...
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
each nation; many nations; many countries
cooperation; coordination; link
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
mechanism; organization; organisation
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
indicate reason; infers some protest
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
in comparison to; rather than
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
March; third month of the lunar calendar
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
reality; actuality; hard fact
to thrust before; to thrust at
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out