morning; forenoon; just before noon
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
performance of one's official duties
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
written request; request for ...; application for ...
body; group; party; company; troupe
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
asking would be rude; tasteless question
viewing as a problem; problematizing
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
much less; to say nothing of
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
back street; back alley; off-street
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
along; parallel to; in accordance with
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)