smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures; department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
how; in what way; how about
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
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
there is no way that ...; easy; simple