a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
imagination; supposition; guess
for example; for instance; e.g.
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
century egg; thousand-year old egg; hundred-year old egg; preserved egg (Chinese delicacy)
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
outline; summary; argument
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sublime; noble; high-minded
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel