most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
family; members of a family
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...