shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
direct selling; sales direct to customers
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
serious; severe; grave; acute
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
sale; sales; selling; marketing
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
leaving everything up to someone else
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)