to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
medical treatment; medical care
business; work; operations; service; duties
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
relation; connection; relevance
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to put into writing; to write
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
the right person in the right place
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
non-achievement (of a goal); failing to achieve
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
advance; moving forward; progress
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude