to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to mistake (A for B); to misread
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
uncertain; transient; changeable
to gaze out at; to look out over
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
general idea; concept; notion
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
older sister; lass; young lady
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
the same as always; day after day
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark