medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
related to; in relation to
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
in spite of; regardless of
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
tendency; trend; inclination
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
action of making something; -ification
government and municipal offices; public agencies
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
counter for drops of liquid
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
turning to the right; right turn
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start