practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
transactions; dealings; business
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
control; management (e.g. of a business)
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to affect; to impact; to influence
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
interest; rights; concession
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
outside the country; abroad
form; method; system; formula
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable