before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
future (usually near); prospects
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
apparent; obvious; very clear
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
counter for chairs or seats
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
of course; certainly; naturally
world; society; people; the public
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
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?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
due form; official; formality
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
name; given name; first name
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
considerably; fairly; quite
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from