breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
elective subject or course
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
start of a course; start of lectures; opening of a new course; offering a course (for the first time)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
final version; final edition
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
study of plants, minerals, and animals for use in Chinese medicine; herbalism; pharmacognosy
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to be helpful; to be useful
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
tool; implement; means; furniture
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
research; study; investigation
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice