job; work; duties; trade; skill
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
government worker; public servant; civil servant
cannot be compared with; no match for
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
same kind (race); homogeneousness
difference; disparity; gap
appearance; figure; shape; form
ratio; proportion; percentage
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate