instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
home video game console; home console
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
relatively; comparatively
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
reality; actuality; hard fact
how many years; how long; what year
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
selection; choice; option
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
connection; link; relationship
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
January; first month of the lunar calendar
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid