understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
technique; art; skill; move
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly