virtue; charm; merit; good point
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
three persons; three parties
signature; signing; sealing
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
clause; article; stipulations
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
straight-laced person; stubborn person
one hole; toilet bowl (for both urination and defecation); effective point for moxibustion; one-woman man
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
for today; for the time being
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to trample; to crush underfoot
end; close; finish; termination
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally