recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
default settings; initial settings; initial configuration; initialization; initialisation
various places; several sources
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
beginning; outset; first; onset
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
regular; standard; regular player (on a team); regular guest (on a TV show); regular (gasoline)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
by myself; in person; by oneself
while; during; while; although; all; both
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled