to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
killing two birds with one stone
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
sorry; excuse me; thank you
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
in that way; like that; that way
boy; son; baby boy; young man
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother