head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
opening (the doors of a venue); inauguration (of a new building, facility, etc.)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
what time; (lit.) which hour
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
second (unit of time); arc second
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays