to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
different opinion; objection
proper; right; reasonable
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
number of persons; personnel
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
independent action; acting alone
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
failure; mistake; blunder
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
simply; merely; only; solely
competent; suitable; qualified
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
point in common; common feature
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to be at a loss for words
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance