coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
river; stream; River; the ... river
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
planning; project; plan; design
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
standard; set; routine; decided
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic