to anticipate; to foresee
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
senior; elder; person older than oneself
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
platoon commander; section commander
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
it is I who should say so
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on