to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be worried; to be troubled
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
mid-air breakage or disintegration
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
just because; even if; even though
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office
outside of; not covered by
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)