net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
funny story; funny anecdote
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
here and there; everywhere
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
curse; spell; malediction
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
distinction; differentiation; classification
information board; building directory
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to be found; to be discovered
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving