year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
leader (of an alliance); leading power
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
man; male; masculine gender
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; hour; period; class
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
just a minute; small quantity
directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup