rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
one's post; place of work; workplace
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
because; the reason why is
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to state; to express; to mention
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
contradiction; inconsistency
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
majority group (party, faction)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
after five; one's private time; after-hours
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth