substrate; (computer) circuit board
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
position; location; base; point; site
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
one's own child; one's own children
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
reason; cause; history; origin
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
pointing out; identification
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
measurement error; calculation error
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma