to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
exclusive; attached to; specialist
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
squad leader; group leader; team leader
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to make merry; to be festive
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
the staff; inside the department
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
society; the world; the times
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
considerably; greatly; a lot
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive