recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
only; merely; but; no more than
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
meaning; significance; sense
tumor; tumour; neoplasm; neoplasia
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago