employment (long term); hire
several times; several degrees
how long; how far; how much
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
frequency (of occurrence)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to apologize; to apologise
inspection; examination; checking
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to play outside (out of doors)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters