why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
tool; implement; means; furniture
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
impossible; unlikely; improbable
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
space; interval; space character; whitespace
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
reinforcement; strengthening
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet