to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
chance (of success); odds
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
pride; boast; credit (to)
quality (of a product or a service)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
another; different; something else
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless