to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
older brother; elder brother
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
genius; prodigy; natural gift
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
use; utilization; utilisation; application
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
fax; facsimile; fax machine
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
God; god; ace; king; superior person
extreme sadist; very sadistic
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to look around; to look towards (us)
to feel; to sense; to experience
endurance contest; test of endurance
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
tedious; boring; being fed up with
application form (esp. job application)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being