bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
husband and wife; married couple
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how long; how much; to what extent
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
of tender years; very young
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant