eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
depiction; description; portrayal
ratio; proportion; percentage
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
each place; various places
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
charming; fascinating; attractive
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
discovery; detection; finding
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after