to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
each (every) time; whenever
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
orphanage; children's home
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
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
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
dozens; scores of; decades
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for