search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to give directions; to issue instructions
each; (arch.) you (plural)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
busy; having no (free) time
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
headquarters; head office; main office
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
in proportion to; just as much as
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
(police) detective; criminal matter
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
difference; variation; difference
waist; girth; measurement around waist
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
apparent; obvious; very clear
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn