to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to complain; to make a complaint
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
such; like that; that sort of; very
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
for example; for instance; e.g.
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
since one was born; (in) all one's life
(not) even once; (not) ever
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to attempt; to test; to try out
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
action; operation; effect; function
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
rather; better; instead; if anything
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all