complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
dock; thorough physical examination
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to behave well (of a child)
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
site; point on a map; spot
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
aerial tanker; refueling aircraft
place; situation; position; location
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
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
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
vacant house; unoccupied house