to ascertain; to check; to make sure
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
ago; since; before; previous
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in that manner; like that
myself; yourself; I; me; you
personal feelings; self-interest
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to be found; to be discovered
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to use X as a selling point
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
principal occupation; core business
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
money-making; earning money
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
how long; how much; to what extent
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)