firm promise; definite promise
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
cooperation; collaboration
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
(within a) territory; domains
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
pus; corruption; rot; evils
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
determination; resolution
organization; organisation; forming
agricultural land; farmland
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
riverbank (esp. the Yangtze River)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)