hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
don't you think?; indicates question
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
consulting agreement; advisory contract
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
construction; establishment
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to turn towards; to point
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
knowing; (an) acquaintance