platform; home; home base; home plate
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
assertion; declaration; affirmation
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
reopening; resumption; restarting
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
choice; selection; option
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to make a note (of); to take a note (of)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
cheap article; poor-quality article
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
natural; reasonable; understandable
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
gem; jewel; precious stone
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for