kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
question; inquiry; enquiry
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
how; in what way; how about
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
than; from; out of; except; but; more
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)