subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
public safety; public welfare
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
symbol; code; sign; notation
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
life; living; I; me; student
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
overseas student; exchange student
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
preference; priority; precedence