under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
polite; respectful; reverent
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
rather; sooner; preferably
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
call; summons; convening; convocation
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); (Taiwan) dollar; Yuan dynasty (of China; 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
of course; certainly; naturally
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
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we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to ask; to enquire; to query
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
this family; our family; this house; we