to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
some people; a few people; several people
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
accurate; correct; precise; exact
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
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.)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
position; location; base; point; site
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing