in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to lead someone around by the nose
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
the other day; some time ago; recently
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to subsist; to keep on living
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
(your, his, her) daughter
of course; certainly; naturally
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
by means of; due to; because of; according to
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum