younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
another broadcaster; another station; another channel; another office; another bureau; another department
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
planning; project; plan; design
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
just because; even if; even though
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to concern; to be related
secrecy; highly classified information
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
vertically structured society
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
article; news story; report; account
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding