wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
active people; doers; people who get things done
head; brains; intellect; understanding
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
scene; sight; scenario; setting
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
river; stream; River; the ... river
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
family structure; family composition; family makeup
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
ice house; ice room; cold room
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)