idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
contract; compact; agreement
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
worst; worst-case (scenario)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
(written) contract; agreement
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to tide over a difficult situation; to use a stopgap measure in a crisis
supply; provision; service; supply
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
influence; effect; impact
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
too (much); overly; excessively
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
inside one's heart; in one's mind