opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
how many people; a number of people
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
manpower; labor force; workers
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
number of persons; personnel
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to quit one's job; to resign
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
taste; liking; preference
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to become empty; to be emptied
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)