but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
as (for); for; in the capacity of
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
to like; to love; to be fond of
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)