men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
that's the way it is; such is life
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to pile up; to accumulate
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
pitching in consecutive games; making multiple posts (on a website); posting multiple comments
to ask a question; to ask questions
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
someone; a certain person
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
(advertising) slogan; catchphrase; tagline
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
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)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
being a good listener; good listener
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of