(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
question; inquiry; enquiry
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
while; even though; despite
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
general; popular; common; typical
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
job hunting; job searching
else; in addition; besides
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
different opinion; objection
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
I see; that's right; indeed
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
time; season; period; phase; stage
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange