the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
no!; no no!; no, not at all
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
document circulated to staff to obtain approval (for a decision, policy, etc.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)