endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
sincere; earnest; serious
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
while; during; while; although; all; both
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
scene; sight; scenario; setting
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
proofreading; calibration