event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
major incident; major happening; big scandal
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
in comparison to; rather than
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
for today; for the time being
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
beyond this point; from now on; after this
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress