meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
story; tale; talk; discussion
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
at first; in the beginning; originally
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
beginning; outset; first; onset
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to be found; to be discovered
murder victim; body of a murder victim
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
orthopedic surgery; plastic surgery
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright