construction; establishment
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
auto-repair shop; service station; garage
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
airborne troops; paratroops
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
I don't care what happens (after this)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
foreign capital group; foreign company
everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to pass (of time); to elapse
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
labor dispute; labour dispute; industrial dispute; strike
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)