recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(some) more; even more; longer; further
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
script; libretto; scenario
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
until now; so far; up to the present
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
meaning; significance; sense
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
in the same way as; just like
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice