passion for gambling; fondness for speculation; speculative spirit
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
Assistant Vice-Minister; Deputy Director-General; Councillor
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
please (give me); please (do for me)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
really; truly; indeed; good grief
approval; license; licence; permission
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine