degree of familiarity; popularity
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
difference; variation; difference
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
regarding highly; attaching importance to
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
presence; sitting with; being with
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to need; to demand; to take; to require
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to not take seriously; to take lightly
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
sweet and sour; bittersweet
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
saving; savings; accumulation; putting aside; reserving
abstention; nonparticipation
to become better; to improve
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
if you think about it; come to think of it
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining