because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
nonchalant air; unruffled air
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
storehouse; warehouse; godown
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right