to be silent; to say nothing
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
opening fully; full throttle; full power
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
such; this sort of; like this
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
until now; so far; up to the present
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
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
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
belief; faith; conviction
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?