real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
command; control; commander
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
(computer) storage cell; storage element
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
a rival horse or candidate
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to follow; to conform; to apply to
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
the big two...; two major...; two main...
leader; magnate; big head
system; institution; organization; organisation
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
big corporation; major firm; leading company
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness