to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
colloquial style; written style based on spoken language
empirically; from experience
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
fiction; fabrication; concoction
to send word (to); to write (to); to hand over (one's business to a successor); to transfer; to tell (one's successor) about
one's homeland; one's old home
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
existence; possession; having; limited company
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
(Western) clothing store; clothes shop; tailor; dressmaker; tailor's shop
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
since then; from that time; ever since
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
respectfully yours; kowtowing; kowtow
difference; discrepancy; variation
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never