tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
destination (one is heading towards); goal
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
how many years; how long; what year
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
it's been a long time; long time no see
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to speak; to hear a voice
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to relax; to feel at home
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
transactions; dealings; business
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
name; given name; first name
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
another time; some other time
study; library; den; home office; reading room