third principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; downward stroke
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
understood; I see; OK; present; here
thank you for your continued patronage
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
about; concerning; related to; -ish
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
as a child; when one was a child
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
number one; first; best; most; game; round
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
and; thereupon; because of that
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
but; however; provided that
inter-scholastic athletics competition
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to complain; to make a complaint
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
results; record; grades; marks
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example