one by one; one each; one at a time
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
on the occasion of; at the time of
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
topic of discussion; agenda
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
difficult to ...; hard to ...
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet