characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
decision; settlement; definition
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
imagination; supposition; guess
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
surroundings; environs; circumference
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
recommendation; endorsement
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe