without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
preference; priority; precedence
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
system; institution; organization; organisation
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead