many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
supply; provision; raising; procurement
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
these guys; these fellows
to have a talk; to tell a story
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
by means of; due to; because of; according to
very likely; very probable
how; in what way; how about
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
please (give me); please (do for me)
it's been a long time; long time no see
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)