I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
opening and shutting; opening and closing
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
participation; joining; entry; adherence
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine
that's true; of course; obviously
to be helpful; to be useful
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
advanced level; high grade; senior
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
even if; even though; however; no matter how
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
contract; compact; agreement
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
not understanding; not knowing
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
of course; certainly; naturally
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)