two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
in person; personally; directly
recommendation of an influential person
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
manners; courtesy; etiquette
one person; another name; nickname; alias
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
an assortment; combination
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
highest grade; superlative degree
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
deep dish; dish with a high rim; tureen
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay