and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
job hunting; job searching
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
story; tale; talk; discussion
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
such; like that; that sort of; very
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to attempt; to test; to try out
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
university hospital; teaching hospital
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
cooperation; collaboration
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly