present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
although I say; although one might say; although called
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
busy; having no (free) time
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
now that you say that; now that you mention it
hard worker; hardworking person
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
sender; consignor; remitter
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with