frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
straying; wandering off course
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
clear; distinct; evident; definite
penetration; permeation; transmission
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
fabric softener; fabric conditioner
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
squared timber; rectangular lumber
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
from the beginning; from scratch
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
precondition; prerequisite
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
first of all; in the first place
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously