crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
many; much; plenty; hardly
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
how; in what way; by what means
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
left side; left-hand side
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear