chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
perfect; complete; flawless
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
body; group; party; company; troupe
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
tail (animal); tail end; tip
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
go that far; to that extent
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
station; office; guardroom
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
shopping; purchased goods
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)