predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
expression; presentation; representation; notation
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
adviser; advisor; consultant
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
club activities; extracurricular activities
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
tanning salon; tanning parlor; tanning parlour
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
time; hour; period; class
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to face; to go towards; to head towards