to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
high dimension; higher dimensions
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
to watch over; to watch attentively
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to be intimate with; to befriend
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
many problems; various problems
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out