to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
study; learning; tutorial
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to be just about right; to be quite appropriate
mathematical operation; calculation
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
questions and answers; dialogue
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
ability; performance; efficiency
various virtues; all kinds of virtues; many virtuous priests
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
permanence; forever unchanging
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
to come from; to have roots in
social; societal; societary
compelling force; legal force
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
connection; relation; linkage
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
historic; historical; traditional
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings