perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
nice; likeable; desirable
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
how long; how much; to what extent
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
15th day of the 8th lunar month
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
dealing with; coping with
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
confections; sweets; candy; cake
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to become empty; to be emptied
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
time; season; period; phase; stage