common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
top university; leading university; first-rate university
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
considerably; fairly; quite
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
great mountain; large mountain
sentence-ending particle (e.g. "ka", "na", "yo", "kashira")
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
any more; any further; any better; any longer
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)