the opposite sex; isomerism
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
woman; female; feminine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to maintain; to continue to have
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
restoration; repair; mending
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
adds force or indicates command
number one; first; best; most; game; round
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate