top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
at your own discretion; as you see fit
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
ramification; branching off
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
something; some kind of; for some reason
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
intelligence; intellect; brains
thought; consideration; thinking
leaving everything up to someone else
to live; to make a living; to get on with
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
seventh day of the month; seven days
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
pessimism; disappointment
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later