seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
(not) even once; (not) ever
the other day; a few days ago
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
contrived; false-sounding
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
material; materials; data; information; documents
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
no vacancy; full occupancy
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation