registration; accession; register; entry; record
instead; but (on the other hand)
preferential treatment; privilege; favor; benefit; incentive
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
deposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee
exemption; exoneration; discharge
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
future (usually near); prospects
government body; government agency
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
change in appearance; transformation
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
in proportion to; just as much as
organizational capability; organisational capability
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
deep emotion; strong feelings
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)