considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
that's the way it is; such is life
now; the present time; just now; another; more
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in the meanwhile; during the time
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
I see; that's right; indeed
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
planning; project; plan; design
development; exploitation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
new product; new line (of products)
those (near the second person)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
please (give me); please (do for me)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
estimate (of costs); budget
sharp reduction; drastic cut
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
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)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?