bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
taping (e.g. an injured joint)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
return to work; going back to work
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
participation; joining; entry; adherence
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
regret; repentance; remorse
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
government office; agency; board
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
excess; surplus; superabundance
point in question (at issue)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show