contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
interleague game; interleague match
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
library (usu. single-room); small library
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
book; volume; this; present; main; head
chair; stool; post; office; position
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
popular name; common name; given name
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
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.)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach