nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
grill (esp. fish grill); grilled food; grill room; restaurant serving grilled food; (radiator) grille
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
manners; behavior; behaviour
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
night duty; night shift; night work
day shift; day duty; day work; daily work; going to work every day
allocation; assignment; allotment
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
bet; wager; stake; gamble