extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
number one; first; best; most; game; round
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that; the matter in question
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after