number one; first; best; most; game; round
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
reaching; attaining; arrival
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(some) more; even more; longer; further
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(political) power; authority; influence
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
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
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
un-; non-; negative prefix
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)