to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
power; authority; jurisdiction
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
(written) contract; agreement
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
hospitalization; hospitalisation
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
to change one's residence
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished