estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
way (of doing); manner; method; means
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be reminded of; to call to mind
edge of town; outskirts of a village
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to be (something) very much; to be an extreme (something)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
in case of; at that time; at this time
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
chief; main; principal; important
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
micro-; micro; minibus; microfilm
sales; selling; marketing
business office; place of business
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
registration; accession; register; entry; record
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble