seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
not yet known; unknown; strange
extremists; radicals; militants
existence; being; presence
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more