once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
while; even though; despite
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
than; from; out of; except; but; more
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
sense of values; values; value system
patriarchy; system of patriarchy
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
male dominance; male supremacy
man; male; masculine gender
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
reality; actuality; hard fact
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
rights of the head of a family
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent