serious; severe; grave; acute
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
destination (one is heading towards); goal
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
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
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to be helpful; to be useful
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
you could say that; that might be so
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
expert; skillful person; good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move
literature; books (reference); document
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
recovery; undoing; recall
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)