to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
decision; determination; resolution
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
many; much; plenty; hardly
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to pretend; to act (as if)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
system; institution; organization; organisation
port city; harbor city; harbour city
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
appointment on trial (probation); provisional appointment
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to be able (to); to be possible (to)