series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
while; during (the time when)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
leader of a delegation (body, party)
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
essence; true nature; substance; reality
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
and; thereupon; because of that
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized