memory; sense; experience
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
coach; coaching; training
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
difference; variation; difference
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
defense (esp. in sports); defence
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress