to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
large; gland; ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
older brother; elder brother
inattention; absent-mindedness
because of; owing to; due to
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
jumping to a wrong conclusion
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
tomfoolery; monkey business
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
Japanese film; Japanese painting
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
script; screenplay; scenario
although I say; although one might say; although called
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all