secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
carving; engraving; sculpture
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
don't you think?; indicates question
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to be valuable as scrap; to be able to do other work; to have marketable skills
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
everything; anything; nothing
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
such; like that; that sort of; very
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one's post; place of work; workplace
to have a talk; to tell a story
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that