to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
blunder; slip; error; error
Greater China (incl. Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and sometimes Singapore); Sinosphere
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
hypothetical or imaginary enemy
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
way of speaking; intimation
most part; greater part; majority
residing (esp. abroad); staying; living
small number; few; minority
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
Republic of Korea Armed Forces
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to get strong; to gain strength
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest