chief; main; principal; major
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
three generations; three periods; third generation
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
rash decision; jumping to a conclusion
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
creation; Creation (by God)
tool; implement; means; furniture
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
dozens; scores of; decades
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
what's that?; what the ...
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
difference; variation; difference
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable