point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
each individual; each person
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
at first; in the beginning; originally
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
long time; several hours; long spell
retention; maintenance; preservation
maintenance; preservation; improvement
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
fate; destiny; predestination
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely