average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
at once; immediately; right now
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
don't you think?; indicates question
championship race; struggle for victory
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
just because; even if; even though
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case