assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
irritation; annoyance; frustration
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
consequence; outcome; result; blame
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
to mix; to stir; to blend
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
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.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
wounded person; injured person
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
inspection; examination; survey
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
according to (one's) calculations; for the purpose of calculation
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
armchair theory; impracticable theory
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability