today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also