considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
as (for); for; in the capacity of
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
unimpressive; unimpressed
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)