ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
several sheets (flat objects)
discovery; detection; finding
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the other day; a few days ago
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
existence; being; presence
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
meaning; significance; sense
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...