frequency (of occurrence)
simplified version; abridged edition
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
carving; engraving; chiselled features
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
yourself; himself; herself
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
everyone at once; everyone together
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
age at marriage; age at which one marries
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure