frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
pupil; student; schoolchild
that's true; of course; obviously
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
in terms of; from the point of view of
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
construction; establishment
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
single word; a few words; brief comment
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to dye; to colour; to color
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
genuine article; real thing; real deal
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender