wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
(social) class; rank; grade
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
it is not (like that) either
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
officer below the rank of major; company officer
commander; commanding officer; CO
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
mule (animal); mule (women's footwear); spinning mule; Compton's mule
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately