people; men and women; each person; everybody
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
such; like that; that sort of
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
surroundings; environs; circumference
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me