top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
surroundings; environs; circumference
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
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.)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
depending on; dependent on
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
proper; respectable; decent; honest
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
study; research; investigation
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
letter; missive; note; mail
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
possible; potential; practicable; feasible