kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
leader; guide; mentor; coach
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
light (e.g. colour, color)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
excessive flattery; adulation
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
work-in-progress; working state
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
one meal; one meal (a day)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop