several times; once or twice
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to be kind to; to treat kindly
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to apologize; to apologise
cookware; cooking utensil
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
weight; heavyweight boxer
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
several sheets (flat objects)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth