new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
support; backing; aid; assistance
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
construction; establishment
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hunting ground; hunting preserve
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
a considerable number; a fair number
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
originally; by nature; from the start
preference; priority; precedence
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
store; reserve; stock; savings
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to sit for an examination
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to apologize; to apologise
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner