completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
ratio; proportion; percentage
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
price; cost; value; worth; value
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
class; heading; group; category
nonchalant air; unruffled air
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases