natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
overall victory; championship
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
since then; from that time; ever since
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to employ; to hire; to charter
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
baseball tournament between non-professional teams sponsored by corporations
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
instant; moment; for an instant
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
until now; so far; up to the present
number one; first; best; most; game; round
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
God; god; ace; king; superior person
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
how many years; how long; what year
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
originally; by nature; from the start
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
day after day; day by day
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline