mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
go that far; to that extent
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
business world; business circles; (the) industry
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
in search of; in order to look for
section manager; section chief
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
in comparison to; rather than
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)