isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
but; however; provided that
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
Europe and America; the West
national border; provincial border
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
entire world; whole world; world stage
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear