Shangri La (from Lost Horizon, 1933 novel by James Hilton); Shangri-La
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
proposal; offer; request; application
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
bloodsucking; sucking blood
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
trees with entwined branches; intimate male and female relationship
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
probability; likelihood; chances
failure; mistake; blunder
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
general; popular; common; typical
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)