to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
already; now; no longer; not any more
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
military personnel; soldier
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
single word; a few words; brief comment
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)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
suddenly; all of a sudden
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
about the same; about equal to; close match
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous