centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
Island; insula; island; islet
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
military vessel; war fleet
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
again; once more; a second time
going through; going via; going by way of
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
negotiations; discussions; connection
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
definite decision; final decision
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
seventh day of the month; seven days
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
unimpressive; unimpressed
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
ten; 10; ten years of age
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
case worker; case officer