above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
killing two birds with one stone
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
absorption; suction; attraction
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
wherein; therein; thereinto
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
while; during; while; although; all; both
to mix; to stir; to blend
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to pass (of time); to elapse
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known