symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(giving) instruction; initiation
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
never ceasing; never ending; endless
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
entreaty; imploring; begging; spoken portion of a song; oral recitation
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others