maintenance; preservation; improvement
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
had better ...; had better not ...
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
results; record; grades; marks
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be helpful; to be useful
materials; data; document
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
strength; power; proficiency; ability
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to pay attention; to be watchful
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)