item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
it is not (like that) either
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
the place for; the time for; the level of
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
for your reference; FYR; for your information; FYI
please; somehow or other; one way or another
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
please (give me); please (do for me)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
like this; this sort; this way
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all