grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
death (of an emperor); demise
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to find out; to discover; to detect
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to send or direct a person to
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to palm off; to force a sale
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
tool; implement; means; furniture