average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to pile up; to accumulate
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
eternal; unlimited; endless
than; from; out of; except; but; more
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to speak ill of; to disparage
to become better; to improve
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
menial; meanness; servility; abject
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
considerably; fairly; quite
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension