pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
library; book collection; paperback book
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
chance; opportunity; occasion
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
material; materials; data; information; documents
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
family; relatives; dependents; household
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
tool; implement; means; furniture
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
workshop; studio; atelier
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter