to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
had better ...; had better not ...
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
complete change; about-face
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
conference room; council room
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
another or separate order
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
switching over to; migration; transition
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances