to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
(within a) territory; domains
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
national border; provincial border
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
conference room; council room
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
oppression; suppression; pressure
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear