drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
while; during (the time when)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to spend time (on doing something)
if so; in that case; in that situation
everyday life; daily life
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
family; members of a family
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
health; healthy; sound; fit
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
being startled; getting a shock
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently