to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
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
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
reason; cause; circumstances
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
outside of; not covered by
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
tendency; trend; inclination
impossible; unlikely; improbable
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
dealing with; coping with
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
sword skills; swordsmanship
essence; true nature; substance; reality
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to whine; to make feeble complaints
now that; since; so long as; because
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
priority; order of precedence
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know