be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
book; volume; this; present; main; head
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to move forward; to move on
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
invitation; introduction; temptation
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
environment; circumstance
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
way out; means to escape; escape route
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
honorific/polite/humble prefix
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
sorry; excuse me; thank you
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour