to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to make a speech; to address
test drive; test ride; trial ride
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
treatment as a guest; guest
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
massed calisthenics; massed gymnastics
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
minute adjustment; fine tuning
to gain strength; to have energy
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)