to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
study or science of literature; a liberal arts department
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea
axiom; maxim; self-evident truth
starting point; point of departure
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
very; much; greatly; a lot of
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
indeed; really; truly; very much
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
self-consciousness; self-awareness
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
while; during; while; although; all; both
to degenerate; to lapse into
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
good; goodness; right; virtue
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)