byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
together; at the same time; same; identical
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
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?
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation