to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
(not) a single person; (no) one
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
smuggling (people); stowing away
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
witnessing; observing; sighting
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
south-southwest; south-south-west
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to carry out one's mission
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale