to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
study; research; investigation
(some) more; even more; longer; further
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
your instructions or suggestions
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
lately; recently; nowadays
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
picking; collecting; harvesting
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
as a child; when one was a child
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application