bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
expression; look; countenance; face
to recall; to remember; to recollect
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to taste; to try (food or drink)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
supply; provision; raising; procurement
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
home area; home town; local
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
position; job; employment; opening
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
to be able to manage somehow or another
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)