almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
university professor; college professor
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to pretend; to act (as if)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
ten; 10; ten years of age
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
personage; person (deserving of respect)
for work; in a manner related to work
settlement; solution; resolution
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to sniff out; to get wind of
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related