to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
maintenance; preservation; improvement
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
manufacturing process; production manufacture
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
results of a scientific investigation; findings
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to look down on; to make light of
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
way (of doing); manner; method; means