friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
having gone too far to turn back
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
imitation Japanese vellum
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
rough sketch; design; cartoon
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
period of time; time slot; time zone
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
preliminary arrangements; spade work
instant messaging (messenger, message); IM; input method; IM
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
work-in-progress; working state
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
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)
feeling; sense; impression
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)