clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
instant; moment; for an instant
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
priority; order of precedence
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
body; group; party; company; troupe
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
only; merely; but; no more than
trivial; not amounting to much
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to practice magic; to practise magic
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
each (every) time; whenever