class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
confections; sweets; candy; cake
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
I see; that's right; indeed
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
very interesting; of great interest
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; even though; despite
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
ten; 10; ten years of age
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
in its entirety; whole; wholly
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)