business; trade; operations; sales
rubber raft; inflatable boat
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
exhibition; display; putting on show
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
uninhabited island; desert island
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
legend; folklore; tradition
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to degenerate; to lapse into
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
(another's) daughter; young lady
(fish) biting at every cast
although I say; although one might say; although called
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
the ocean; the great deep
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
alternately; by turns; in turn; one after the other
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)