many; much; plenty; hardly
to be born; to come into the world
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
steady progress; rapid advance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
personification; impersonation; embodiment
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
minimum; at the very least
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
foreign; abroad; overseas
program (e.g. TV); programme
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
as (for); for; in the capacity of
moderate; proper; just right
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
web edition; online edition
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
pointing out; identification
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)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that