rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
custom; custom-made; customization; customs (government agency); customs duty
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
commander; commanding officer; CO
harm; injury; evil (influence)
sense of smell; olfaction
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
personal history; background; career
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
informer; informant; betrayer; snitch
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation