neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
probability; likelihood; chances
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
professional job; profession
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
directly under; falling perpendicularly
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
small fraction; small proportion
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
superior; excellent; fine
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
superintendent; supervisor; warden
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to need; to call for; to require
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
employment (long term); hire
one's possessions; ownership
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
different opinion; objection
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
prohibition; inhibition; ban
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
older brother and younger sister
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid