chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
whole face; all over one's face
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
one's own army; one's own team
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
war area; battlefield; theater; theatre
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
verbalizing; putting into words
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
return; conclusion; reduction
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
better than none at all; better than nothing
reaching; attaining; arrival
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash