working adult; full-fledged member of society
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
(medical) doctor; physician
calamity; disaster; misfortune
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
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)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
town; city; municipal; urban
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
dealing with; coping with
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
distant land; remote location; distant province
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
all; entire; whole; altogether
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
parts; accessories; components