speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
single word; a few words; brief comment
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
please (give me); please (do for me)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
surname; family name; last name
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be able to manage somehow or another
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...