the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to become possible; to become able to (do)
tool; implement; means; furniture
independence; self-reliance
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
hot spring area; hot spring district
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
now that you say that; now that you mention it
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
accurate; correct; precise; exact
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
in that manner; like that
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid