president (of a society); chairman
review (of learned material); revision
after that; afterwards; thereafter
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
myself; yourself; I; me; you
speech and conduct; words and deeds
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
belief; faith; conviction
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
every year; yearly; annually
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
interior design; interior; upholstery
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be worried; to be troubled
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned