unevenness (e.g. in quality); inconstancy; variation; dispersion; scatter; spread
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
observation; survey; watching
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
human rights; civil liberties
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
near; close by; within reach; familiar
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
to gather; to collect; to assemble
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust