family-oriented; familial
seasoning; flavour; flavor
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
opposite side; other side; other party
training (esp. in-service); induction course
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
time; season; period; phase; stage
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
older sister and younger brother
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
poisoning; kill by poison
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to live; to reside; to inhabit
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory