front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
assistance; backing; reinforcements
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
on and after; from ... onward; since
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
alone; by oneself; on one's own
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)