previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
time; hour; period; class
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
two persons; two people; pair; couple
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
sympathy; compassion; pity
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category