operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
on the occasion of; at the time of
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
protection against wind; windbreak
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
beginning; outset; first; onset
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
pitch dark; total darkness
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
middle of the night; dead of night
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
don't you think?; indicates question
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon