to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
murder; homicide; manslaughter
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
abstention; nonparticipation
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
battle formation; military formation
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
attacker (esp. in volleyball)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
utilization rate; capacity factor; utilization factor; coefficient of use
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
drinking water; potable water
northern part; the north (of a region)
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality