target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
use; utilization; utilisation; application
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
last days; the end; one's fate
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
process; course; mechanism
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to leave as is; to ignore
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to palm off; to force a sale
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice