to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; dressing oneself; putting on clothes
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
historical; traditional; historic
something-something; yada yada; so-and-so
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
all parts; various parts; every department
one bow; one salute; one greeting
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
number of times; frequency; count
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
head start; initiative; preemption
fluent (in a language); flowing
it's been a long time; long time no see
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to say; to tell; to state; to do
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
in the background; not standing out
being about to cry; the verge of tears
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory; saving
secret; private; surreptitious