statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
delay; putting off; procrastination
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
dealing with; coping with
influence; effect; impact
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
soon; shortly; before long
contract; compact; agreement
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
the place for; the time for; the level of
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
care; precaution; guarding; caution
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect