part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
article; news story; report; account
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
ability to get things done
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
considerably; fairly; quite
mental; spiritual; emotional
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
application; request; petition
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
scandal; bribery case; graft case
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)