government; administration
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
development project (program, programme, plan)
failure; mistake; blunder
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
scale; scope; plan; structure
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
of course; certainly; naturally
out of bounds; beyond the pale
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
squint eye; cross-eye; strabismus
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
curiosity; inquisitiveness
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle