unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
wind and string instruments; music
musical composition; tune
name; given name; first name
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...