one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
around the clock; day and night
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
that's the way it is; such is life
next term; next period; next version; next release
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
in that way; like that; that way
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all