writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to attempt; to test; to try out
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
fairyland; never-never land
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
book; volume; this; present; main; head