average; ordinary; normal
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
business hours; opening hours; office hours
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
convenient; handy; useful
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
(present) head of a family
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
nonchalant air; unruffled air
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
to face on; to look out on to
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
adultery; illicit intercourse; secret communication (e.g. with the enemy)
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
transactions; dealings; business
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
handsome man; actor in a love scene