slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
suffix for familiar person
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
registration; accession; register; entry; record
number; number plate; license plate
archipelago; group of islands
fishing industry; fishery
association; union; guild
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
landing on an aircraft carrier; deck-landing; reaching a warship; arrival of a warship (at a port)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
boiled and half-dried bonito
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
hey there; I say; see here
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
prohibition; inhibition; ban