independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
had better ...; had better not ...
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
is that so?; I see; right; oh
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
kind; sort; species; species
investment; contribution; financing
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
management; administration; operation
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
town; city; municipal; urban
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
research; study; investigation
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
territory; domain; dominion; possession
(navigable) canal; waterway
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
control; management (e.g. of a business)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
river fish; freshwater fish
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...