to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
story; tale; talk; discussion
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
senior high school; high school
results; record; grades; marks
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
all; entire; whole; altogether
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
just because; even if; even though
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
solidarity; joint; collective