dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
beginning; outset; first; onset
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
imagination; supposition; guess
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
secondary; of secondary importance
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
memory; sense; experience
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
one by one; one each; one at a time
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
material (data) for one's research; research material
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
research institute; (research) laboratory
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father