various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
clicking; clopping; clacking
river management; river improvement; flood control
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
to increase; to add to; to augment
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
agricultural land; farmland
local specialty; special product (of a region)
another thing; other things; another man's property
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
rather; sooner; preferably
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
commerce; trade; business
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)