direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
forced repatriation; deportation
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
semi-automatic (transmission, firearm, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
retention; maintenance; preservation
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
absorption; suction; attraction
step; stride; counter for steps
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to increase; to add to; to augment
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)