transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
until now; so far; up to the present
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
small; fine; detailed; stingy
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
red blood cell; erythrocyte
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
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 leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)