important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(not) even once; (not) ever
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
really; truly; indeed; good grief
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
soldier; combatant; warrior
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
if you think about it; come to think of it
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
go that far; to that extent
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to feel; to sense; to experience
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
(some) more; even more; longer; further
consequence; outcome; result; blame