making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
tenth day of the month; ten days
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
ninth day of the month; nine days
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
simply; merely; only; solely
secret; private; surreptitious
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
firmly rooted; deep-seated
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to take a breath; to take a short rest
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
northern part; the north (of a region)
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
creation; Creation (by God)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till