ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to have meaning; to be meaningful
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
difficult to ...; hard to ...
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
while; even though; despite
messenger; envoy; emissary
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)