ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
changing clothes; change of clothes
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
situation report; status report; progress report
relief; aid; assistance; rescue
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
square metre; square meter
ignorance; inexperience; unfamiliarity
scrupulous; careful; meticulous
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
ash; embers; complete destruction
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to make a sale of government property
accidental fire; fire caused by negligence; misfire; failure to ignite
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
each ministry; each province (of China)
stationing (troops); garrisoning
responsibility; duty; obligation
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
abortion; discontinuance; stoppage; suspension
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
bygones; the past; past event
violent emotion; passion; fury
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
fallen angel (esp. Lucifer)
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish