disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
deep emotion; strong feelings
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
rather; better; instead; if anything
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
small; fine; detailed; stingy
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
in its entirety; whole; wholly
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
difficult to ...; hard to ...
even more; still more; further
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
declaration; proclamation; announcement
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
settlement; solution; resolution
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
dealing with; coping with
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
entire world; whole world; world stage
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
three; three years of age
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
separate; special; another; separately
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum