to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
half the body; half length
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
tingling; stinging; pungently
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
should; must; -able; probably; likely
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...