important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
here and there; in places
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
cooperation; collaboration
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
story of one's experiences
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
tool; implement; means; furniture
school of one's (first, second) choice
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
excursion; field trip; school trip
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
real experience; actual observations
finding employment; getting a job
government worker; public servant; civil servant
sexual experience (with men)
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
people; men and women; each person; everybody
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold