liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
that is to say; so that means
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to have a talk; to tell a story
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
compatibility; coexistence; standing together