appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
ratio; proportion; percentage
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
specialization; specialisation
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to need; to call for; to require
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to go out and away; to leave
long ago; already; a long time ago
time; season; period; phase; stage
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
after a long time; for the first time in a while
principal occupation; core business
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing