main cause; primary factor
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
if it is (the case that ...)
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
absence; disregard; indifference
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
derailment; digression; deviation
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
what do you want?; can I help you?
material; materials; data; information; documents
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
memory; ability to remember
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
business trip; official trip
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
surname; family name; last name
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest