immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
right in the middle (of); midst; height
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
100,000,000; one hundred million
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
materials; data; document
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
appointment; rendezvous; date
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
repair workshop; garage; repairman
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create