drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
government; administration; statesmanship
no sleep or rest; working day and night
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
meter (in Chinese poetry); consistency
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
true state; actual condition; reality
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
prohibition; ban; suspension
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
letter; missive; note; mail
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance