figurative expression;  metaphorical expression
 considerably;  fairly;  quite
 if times were better;  if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time;  if times had not changed;  if I had my due
 country;  state;  region;  national government;  central government;  home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.)  province (of Japan)
 to incline;  to lean;  to devote oneself to;  to concentrate on;  to ruin;  to squander
 hectic;  bewildering;  bustling;  dizzy
 variegated;  varicoloured;  varicolored;  multi-coloured;  multi-colored;  diverse
 to be at wits' end;  to be greatly perplexed;  to be troubled
 infinity;  infinitude;  eternity;  infinite;  limitless
 dizziness;  giddiness;  vertigo
 to raise one's face;  to lift one's head;  to raise one's eyes
 sure;  certain;  reliable;  trustworthy;  If I'm not mistaken;  If I remember correctly
 overcoat;  exceeding;  going over;  exaggerated;  over the top;  over par
 expression;  presentation;  representation;  notation
 had better ...;  had better not ...
 number;  number plate;  license plate
 the first and second;  a few
 to become;  to appear like;  to have a touch of;  to look like
 first meeting;  first interview with
 if you think about it;  come to think of it
 reason;  logic;  sense;  truth;  right
 computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)
 (some) more;  even more;  longer;  further
 stage;  step;  level;  rank;  order;  stairs
 should;  must;  -able;  probably;  likely
 to flip;  to snap;  to repel;  to use (an abacus);  to calculate;  to strum
 innumerable;  countless;  numberless
 to appear;  to come in sight;  to become visible;  to be expressed (e.g. emotions);  to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
 explanation (e.g. for one's actions);  excuse;  justification;  defense;  defence
 one more time;  once more;  once again
 affected;  smug;  pompous;  conceited;  snobby;  pretentious
 to hurry;  to rush;  to hasten;  to make something happen sooner
 terrific;  staggering;  tremendous;  frightful;  ghastly;  horrific
 incomplete understanding;  doubt;  question;  distrust;  suspicion;  strangeness
 end (e.g. of street);  tip;  beginning;  start;  odds and ends;  scrap
 vivid (memory, description, etc.);  fresh;  graphic;  fresh (blood, scar, etc.);  still new;  recent
 to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.);  to tower;  to soar
 to take a long hard look at;  to look (someone) full in the face
 to pile up;  to stack;  to load (car, ship, etc.);  to pack;  to acquire;  to accumulate