waiting for the traffic lights to change
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
audience; spectator; spectators
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
a few years ago; some years back
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
if it is the case that ...
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
popularity stakes; rating
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
public relations section or department
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
many; numerous; various; large number of
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)