near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
memory; sense; experience
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to have meaning; to be meaningful
had better ...; had better not ...
unofficial report; confidential report
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
surroundings; environs; circumference
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
review (of learned material); revision