drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
tool; implement; means; furniture
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
finish; completion; the end
surname; family name; last name
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
honor; honour; credit; prestige
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
how long; how far; how much
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
as (for); for; in the capacity of
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
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
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)