-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
about when; about what time; how soon
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to do together; to share; to participate in
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
just because; even if; even though
question; inquiry; enquiry
summer vacation; summer holiday
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
offender; criminal; culprit
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
nothing but; none other than
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to cut corners; to be shoddy
for example; for instance; e.g.
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding