frequency (of occurrence)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
in its entirety; whole; wholly
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
ordinary citizen; the general public
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
hello; good day; good afternoon
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
system; institution; organization; organisation
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike