more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to be sacked; to be dismissed
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
materials; data; document
by means of; due to; because of; according to
picture dealer; commercial art gallery
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start