superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
the other day; lately; recently
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
police; police officer; police station
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to talk; to chat; to chatter
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
mysterious thief; phantom thief
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")