request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
allotment (allocation) of marks
passing mark (examination); passing grade
reaching; attaining; arrival
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
ignorant of the ways of the world
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
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
that's too bad; too bad for you!
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
when it becomes; when it comes to
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally