to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to move (house); to change residence
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
future (usually near); prospects
go that far; to that extent
together; at the same time; same; identical
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
instant; moment; for an instant
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by