to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to like; to love; to be fond of
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
witnessing; observing; sighting
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
form; shape; figure; visage
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention