final; eventual; ultimate
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to become settled; to be fixed
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
at a loss for words; stumped for words
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face