normalcy; normality; normal
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
attendance; presence; appearance
(not) even once; (not) ever
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
the right person in the right place
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
thousands; several thousand
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
growth rate; coefficient of extension
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to slide down; to slip down
twice; again; second time
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
step; stride; counter for steps
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
price; cost; value; worth; value
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)