desperately; for one's dear life
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
rather; better; instead; if anything
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to need; to demand; to take; to require
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
unfortunately; regrettably
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
large amount of money; great cost
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
close; intimate; on good terms