cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
five-digit number; "ten thousands" column
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
form; shape; figure; visage
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
price; cost; value; worth; value
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
personal; individual; private
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
power; might; authority; influence
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
serious; severe; grave; acute
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy