insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
total energy; all efforts
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
to walk away; to saunter off
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
right beside; close to; nearby
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
calamity; disaster; misfortune
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
long homeroom; occasional or periodic extra long registration class or assembly in a school (e.g. for activities not related to class work)
image; figure; figure; form; image
sovereign; ruler; head of state
increased volume or quantity
light or fine rain; drizzle
examination; consideration; test; quiz
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently