to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
foreign; abroad; overseas
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to be silent; to say nothing
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
in one's own way or style
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
person with limited access to information (via the Internet, television, etc.); person who is inept at using the Internet to access information; Internet illiterate
total number of man-days; total number of people (personnel, passengers, etc.)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
guard; security (officer); guardsman
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
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
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process