library; book collection; paperback book
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
region; limits; stage; level
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged