change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be able to manage somehow or another
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
power; authority; jurisdiction
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
use; utilization; utilisation; application
comparatively; relatively
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
proposal; proposition; suggestion