to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
plural; multiple; several
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
function; facility; faculty; feature
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
on the occasion of; at the time of
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...