substitution; alternative; substitute
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
other nations; other peoples
to start; to begin; to commence
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
somehow; for some reason or other
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
snow country; snowy region
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
they; those guys; those fellows
magical particles (permeating the world in fantasy); magicules; ether; mana; magical energy
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
party-internal; within the party
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
halfway (through, complete); midway
important person; strategic person; key figure
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
for the general public; for the general market
latest work (e.g. book, film); newest work; most recent work
regular customer; valued client
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
summer clothing; summer wear; summer goods
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
scheduled date; expected date; date a baby is due; expected delivery date; due date
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
20th day of the month; 20 days
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
new book; new publication
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons