zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
good young man; agreeable youth
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
conviction; belief; confidence
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
number two; mistress; concubine
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing