bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to live; to make a living; to get on with
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
superstition; superstitious belief
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
changing completely; transformation
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
matter to be checked or investigated
indeed; really; truly; very much
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
not yet known; unknown; strange
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
arm; skill; efforts; ability
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
fast-talking; rapid talking
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen