convenient; handy; useful
communications equipment; terminal; communications device
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to continue to do; to persist in doing
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
the same rank; equality; apposition
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
thousands; several thousand
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
successive generations; successive emperors
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
slight; little; insignificant
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
honorific/polite/humble prefix