chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
networking; making contacts
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
courteous; decorous; polite
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
without cause; without reason
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to repent; to be penitent
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
without thinking of the consequences
patient; unhurried; leisurely
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
tiger's mouth; pattern of three stones resembling a cat's face; used as a connection
with a whack; smack; slap
help; assistance; service
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
tens of thousands of years
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release of fish (into a river, pond, etc.); stocking with fish (a river, etc.); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
river; stream; River; the ... river
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
long ago; once upon a time
short and stout; small but wide around