to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
person who is ...; thing that is ...
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
(Chinese) merchant caravan
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
instead; but (on the other hand)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
the very best; excellent; superb
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
end; close; conclusion; termination
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
branch office; agency; sub-branch
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature