how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
duty; function; office; mission; task
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to repeat; to do something over again
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
cooperation; coordination; link
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to talk; to chat; to chatter
two by two; by twos; as a couple
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
countenance; features; looks
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
pointing out; identification
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
collection and distribution
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination