wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
what date?; what's the date?; when?
January; first month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
first meeting; first interview with
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
mobilization; mobilisation
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
relation; connection; relevance
materials; data; document
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
control; management (e.g. of a business)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to deny
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to revere; to respect; to worship
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
day by day; every day; by the day
to spread; to be propagated
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit