assistant ...; probationary ...
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
intelligence or information network
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
flash (of light); glint; schiller
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
continuation; succession; series
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
one's younger days; when one was young
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to blaze; to burn brightly
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
proud; having a prominent nose
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption
opening ceremony (of an event, show, etc.)