to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
hard (life); tough (world)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
negotiations; discussions; connection
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
interested person; volunteer; supporter
farming implement; farm tools
being too late; losing one's final chance
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
plural; multiple; several
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
very likely; very probable
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
in unison; as one; united
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
that is to say; so that means
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away