increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
as (for); for; in the capacity of
in brief; to put it succinctly
personal feelings; self-interest
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
hello; good day; good afternoon
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
eighth day of the month; eight days
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(event) planner; (event, meeting) organizer; producer
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)