physical condition; state of health
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
(medical) doctor; physician
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
time; season; period; phase; stage
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
combat ship; combat vessel
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
convenient; handy; useful
military affairs; military service
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to feel oneself indebted to
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
devastating; catastrophic; crushing