take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
depravity; corruption; degradation
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
confusing people; magic; ghost, monster, etc., the true identity of which is unknown
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
talk; recital; narration; topic
good (place to leave off); convenient
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
space; interval; space character; whitespace
that's a different matter; that's a different story
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
measurement error; calculation error
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
distrust; unjust suspicion