to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
special; particular; peculiar; unique
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
as a child; when one was a child
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
sorry; excuse me; thank you
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
extreme north; North Pole
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
soldier; combatant; warrior
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
never mind!; don't worry about it
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
military personnel; soldier
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
human being; human; person; character (of a person)