to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
go that far; to that extent
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
in search of; in order to look for
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
having said that; on the other hand
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting