general; popular; common; typical
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
primary business; primary function; primary focus
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
don't you think?; indicates question
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to give directions; to issue instructions
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
competent; suitable; qualified
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
pride; boast; credit (to)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean