trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
viewing as a problem; problematizing
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
settlement; solution; resolution
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
no matter how much time passes
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
human relations; personal relationships
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
complete; whole; perfect; safe
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony