to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
correction; revision; amendment
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
author; writer; novelist; artist
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to say; to tell; to state; to do
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
extensive knowledge; erudition
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
to know (a person); to think
presumption; assumption; estimation
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
inheritance; succession to property
income; receipts; revenue
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
general; popular; common; typical
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
complete stranger; total stranger
any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way; (lit.) if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't