very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(one's) quota; assignment
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
depression; recession; slump
one's post; place of work; workplace
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
going price; general custom
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
section manager; section chief
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
third day of the month; three days
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to have a talk; to tell a story
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
I see; that's right; indeed
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself