unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
smooth (i.e. without problems)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to leave (a mark, trace, etc.); to print; to stamp; (arch.) to be a sign of; (arch.) to be an omen for
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to be erected; to be built
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
main street; avenue; boulevard
(written) contract; agreement
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
first-rate; finest quality; the best
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)