board chairman; managing director; chief director
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
you (plural); all of you; you all
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
results; record; grades; marks
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
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
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
(necessary) personnel; required person
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
trial; hearing; inquiry; examination; interrogation
feng (male Chinese firebird)
for some (unspecified) reason
this occasion; at this time; now
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness