core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
question; inquiry; enquiry
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to say; to tell; to state; to do
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
difficult to obtain; difficult to get
item; something that one "just has to have"
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely