the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
match; game; bout; contest
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
remarkable; striking; obvious
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew