something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
treasure house; storage for valuable property
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
control; management (e.g. of a business)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
monolith; large slab of rock
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
several times; a few times
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
undetermined manner of death; suspicious death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
direct control; direct supervision
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups