admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
release; emission; ejection
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
intensification; aggravation
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
drifting; drift; being adrift
prevention; precaution; protection against
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
chair; stool; post; office; position
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
measurement error; calculation error
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover