completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to be able to manage somehow or another
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
preference; priority; precedence
skill; dexterity; master hand
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
third day of the month; three days
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
story; tale; talk; discussion
supply; supplying; replenishment
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
intelligence operative; spy
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
open; public; official; overt
secret information; intelligence
direct control; direct supervision
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
intelligence gathering; information gathering
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)