red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
still; even now; to this day
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
covering; protection; backing; relief
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
instability; insecurity; crankiness
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
the way back; the way home; return trip
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
frequency (of occurrence)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality