every month; each month; monthly
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
convenient; handy; useful
threefold; folded in three
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
root; joint; base; crotch
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
synthetic leather; artificial leather; leatherette
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
foster mother; adoptive mother
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award