abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
wherein; therein; thereinto
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
adds force or indicates command
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
both hands; both arms; ten
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
all times and places; all ages and countries
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
home area; home town; local
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)