to apologize; to apologise
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
all; entire; whole; altogether
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
never mind!; don't worry about it
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
tree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree); evergreen tree
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
single word; a few words; brief comment
how; in what way; how about
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
knowing; (an) acquaintance
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
article; news story; report; account
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national