matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
but; however; provided that
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to attempt; to test; to try out
three; three years of age
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to become settled; to be fixed
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
proletariat; lower classes
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show