development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
small number; few; minority
form; shape; figure; morph
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
existence; being; presence
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
feeling; sense; impression
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that