promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
genuine article; real thing; real deal
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
work; business; company; study
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
(some) more; even more; longer; further
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
had better ...; had better not ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
good-for-nothing; worthless
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
considerably; fairly; quite
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon