confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
dozens; scores of; decades
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
second day of the month; two days
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll