in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
general; popular; common; typical
of course; certainly; naturally
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
people; men and women; each person; everybody
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(some) more; even more; longer; further
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
thought; consideration; thinking
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm