to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
(arch.) to carve; (arch.) to engrave; to publish; to author
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
compound; composite; doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.); place bet (in horse racing, etc.); show bet
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
that's the way it is; such is life
legendary; fabled; fabulous
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to be helpful; to be useful
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to