bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
under development; in development
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
intelligence or information network
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
savior; saviour; rescuer; the Savior; the Saviour
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
settlement; permanent residency
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
having said that; on the other hand
on duty; at work; while working
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to be free; to be available