force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
difficult to ...; hard to ...
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
changing clothes; change of clothes
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
addition; appendix; note; supplement
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
chatter mark (machine tools)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady