number one; first; best; most; game; round
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
flour; meal; powder; dust
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
library; book collection; paperback book
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
materials; data; document
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
family; relatives; dependents; household
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
tool; implement; means; furniture
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
workshop; studio; atelier
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience