some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
sincere; earnest; serious
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
hell on earth; living hell
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
wide difference; a world of difference
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
creator; inventor; developer
vocational school; technical school
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
strength; power; proficiency; ability
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant
continuing one's education into university
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
originally; by nature; from the start
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
sports ground; sports oval
metallic sound; metallic clank
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
such; like that; that sort of; very