complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
totally willing; fully motivated
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
had better ...; had better not ...
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
(another's) daughter; young lady
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
inflicting injury (criminally)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
within; inside of; less than
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)