individual; private person; personal; natural person
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
time; season; period; phase; stage
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
cheap article; poor-quality article
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
management; administration; operation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point