gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
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; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
doubt; suspicion; question; 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.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
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; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
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
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
left side; left-hand side
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
metre (unit of length); 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 (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
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 (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
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