tall figure; high stature
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
cannot be compared with; no match for
good-natured; of good character
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
special selection; finest pick; top pick
chief; main; principal; important
weather forecast; weather report
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
around the world; throughout the world
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
soil texture; earth (in Wu Xing)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to be contrary to one's expectations
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally