far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
father; dad; husband; you; he
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(medical) doctor; physician
war; fighting; fierce competition
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
android; artificial human; robot
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
old hag; old woman; old bat
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
only recently; just recently; only yesterday
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
how many years; how long; what year
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
letter; missive; note; mail
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair