seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
several minutes; a few minutes
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
intelligence gathering; information gathering
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to gather; to collect; to assemble
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts