great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
imagination; supposition; guess
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
not yet known; unknown; strange
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
health; healthy; sound; fit
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
don't you think?; indicates question
author; writer; novelist; artist
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
library; book collection; paperback book
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable