Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
ancestor; forefather; foremother
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
accurate; correct; precise; exact
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
position; location; base; point; site
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to attack; to assault; to assail
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
100,000; hundred thousand
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)