yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
convenient; handy; useful
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
new graduate; recent graduate
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
step-up; advance; progress; increase
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
personification; impersonation; embodiment
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
change of occupation; career change
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down