apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
cheap article; poor quality article
long time; long interval; for quite some time
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
tradition; legend; folklore
legendary beast; magical beast
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
drop (e.g. of water); drip