quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
article; news story; report; account
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
suffix for familiar person
answering machine; answerphone
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
story; tale; talk; discussion
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
section manager; section chief
all present; all concerned; all of us