many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
rather; better; instead; if anything
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
studies; schoolwork; classwork
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
considerably; fairly; quite
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
retry; another try; another go
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool