stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
unstopping; uncorking; uncapping; connecting (e.g. gas supply)
next; secondly; subsequently
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
that day; the very same day
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
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
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen