qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
all right; very well; okay; I got it
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
and yet; though; when; in spite of
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister; bitch; Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture); Amazon (online retailer)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
to like; to love; to be fond of
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up