rather; sooner; preferably
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
absorption; suction; attraction
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
mulberry field; mulberry plantation
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
hard to get; hard to come by
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
postscript; undermentioned; described below
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
first time; first; initial
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
at a stroke; with a single swoop
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
waste; lavish spending; dissipation
gold dust; silver dust; sand; grit
series (of publications); library (set of books)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below