to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
function; facility; faculty; feature
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
cooperation; collaboration
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
this and that; one thing or another
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
plain; plateau; tableland
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
settlement; solution; resolution
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
talk; conversation; dialogue
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to begin; to set about; to start
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
opposite; reverse; contrary
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
corridor; hallway; passageway
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
(committee) chairman; president
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to