bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
this world; this life; world of the living
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
existence; being; presence
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to take a breath; to take a short rest
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
danger; peril; hazard; risk
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and