notice; attention; observation
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
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
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
observation; survey; watching
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
thought; consideration; thinking
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
correction; revision; amendment
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
clearing one's throat; cough
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
by your leave; with your permission
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to be dead; to be lifeless
letter; missive; note; mail
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
how; in what way; by what means
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse