middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
every year; yearly; annually
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
abundant harvest; bumper crop
price movement; price fluctuation
to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize
quality (of a product or a service)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
rice fragments; broken rice; crushed rice
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
not worth considering; out of the question
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
power; authority; jurisdiction
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy