anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
special; particular; peculiar; unique
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
interview (e.g. for a job)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
self-questioning; to self-question; to rethink; to reflect on oneself
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
to be needed; to be wanted
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
in this way; thus; such; uh...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
it is not (like that) either
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress