what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
whichever one chooses; either way
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
tendency; trend; inclination
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to carry; to bring (to a place)
timewise; temporal; chronal
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
machine room; machinery room; engine room; machine house
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
while; during; performed in this condition
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
danger; peril; hazard; risk