circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to gather; to collect; to assemble
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
people; men and women; each person; everybody
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to come and go; to go back and forth
scene; spectacle; sight; view
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured