one person; another name; nickname; alias
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
independent action; acting alone
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to set up shop; to open a store
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
heir; inheritor; successor
custom; habit; customary practice
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
older brother; elder brother
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
unique; peculiar; singular
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
extent; scope; sphere; range; span