apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
education world or circles
leader; authority; mainstay
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
all; entire; whole; altogether
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
proponent; exponent; advocate
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be prolonged; to drag on
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
very; much; greatly; a lot of
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
control; management (e.g. of a business)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care