to close (one's eyes); to shut
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
100,000,000; one hundred million
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to manage something successfully; to be successful
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
rating; classification; allocation; grading
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
commencing with; including
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
question; inquiry; enquiry
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
weeding; weeder; weeding fork