collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
long ago; a long time ago; already
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
clinic; medical office; infirmary
along the road; along the way
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
territory; domain; dominion; possession
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
on the occasion of; at the time of
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
discovery; detection; finding
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient