company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
development; exploitation
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
school building; schoolhouse
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
settlement; solution; resolution
on the occasion of; at the time of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
in one's own way or style
to talk; to chat; to chatter
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
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
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just