common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
required subject; compulsory course
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
legal; lawful; legitimate
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
something like ...; something called ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
production (e.g. play); direction