fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
quite; utterly; really; completely
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
reimportation; reimport; reverse import; (cultural, etc.) reverse import (e.g. California rolls being introduced in Japan)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
sympathy; compassion; pity
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
unfortunately; regrettably
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
of course; certainly; naturally
use; utilization; utilisation; application
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to have a talk; to tell a story
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
several years; a few years
the same generation; coeval