to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
very busy (person or thing)
time; season; period; phase; stage
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
festival; feast; carnival
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
home area; home town; local
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
generation; the world; the age
progress; advance; improvement; development
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
clearing one's throat; cough
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
tone (of voice); manner of talking