time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
technical skill; ability; capacity
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
economic; financial; fiscal
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
being adopted into the family of one's bride
independence; self-reliance
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)