always; all the time; never; usual; regular
sincere; earnest; serious
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
dictaphone; dictation system
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
I see; that's right; indeed
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be silent; to say nothing
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
such; this sort of; like this
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
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?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
honorific/polite/humble prefix
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that