position; location; base; point; site
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
sol (colloid that has a continuous liquid phase)
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
research organization; investigative body
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
relation; connection; relevance
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
public agency; public institution
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
nothing but; none other than
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to