promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to employ; to hire; to charter
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
busy; having no (free) time
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
such; like that; that sort of; very
open; public; official; overt
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
junior high school student; middle school pupil
schoolgirl; female student
pure; true; genuine; unmixed