to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
swipe (multi-touch screen interface); swipe; sweeping blow
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
though; notwithstanding; although
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
quality (of a product or a service)
but; however; provided that
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to face on; to look out on to
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
final; eventual; ultimate
to roll about; to writhe about
screaming fit; tantrum; (baby) crying hysterically
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)