activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
one's position; one's face; one's honour; one's reputation
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
identification papers; ID
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
had better ...; had better not ...
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
dozens; scores of; decades
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
loading (of cargo, freight, etc.); stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
for the first time in one's life
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
relatively cheap; relatively inexpensive; on the cheap side; lowish (price)
pleasure boat; sightseeing boat; tour boat; excursion boat
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
another thing; exception; special case
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
(on the) sea; surface of the sea