on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
pair; the two; both persons; both things
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
child; childish person; immature person
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
theory; standard procedure; common strategy; established tactics
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
power; authority; jurisdiction
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)