future (usually near); prospects
good prospects; full of hope; promising
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
matter to be checked or investigated
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
when it becomes; when it comes to
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
personal; individual; private
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
difficult to ...; hard to ...
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least