a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to be a matter of life or death
treatment; service; handling; management
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
submersion; inundation; being flooded
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
appearance; expression; manifestation
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
man; male; masculine gender
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to string along (of rope, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat