thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
like this; this sort; this way
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
other companies in the same business; rival firms
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
is something that; is that which
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of