metre; meter; meter; gauge
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
each (every) time; whenever
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
as you are aware; as you know
time; season; period; phase; stage
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
full of troubles, difficulties
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be too numerous; to be too much
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
reopening; resumption; restarting
ordinary train; slow train
time; hour; period; class
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare