invitation; introduction; temptation
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
large amount of money; great cost
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
to have an idea; to have a clue
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
advance; moving forward; progress
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
support; backing; patronage
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
nice; likeable; desirable
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
conviction; belief; confidence
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)