this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
restoration; repair; mending
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
that's the way it is; such is life
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
reality; actuality; hard fact
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
second month of the lunar calendar
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
genuine article; real thing; real deal
thorough; exhaustive; complete