to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
out of fashion; out of style; outmoded
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
in that way; thus; so; so?
how many years; how long; what year
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
information; experience; knowledge; observation
materials; data; document
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
a few years ago; some years back
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion