review; reconsideration; revision
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
existence; being; presence
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
means; way; method; measure
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
influence; clout; leverage
be (that) as it may; having said that
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
something like ...; something called ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow