to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
Washington Convention (i.e. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
plants and animals; flora and fauna
diffusion index; discomfort index; drug information
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
to translate; to interpret
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
paradise across the ocean (folk belief of Okinawa and Amami)
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
other side; opposite side; other party
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
manifestation (in the physical world); materialization; incarnation; this world; the physical world; the present world
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
country; territory; domain; realm
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...