in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
until now; so far; up to the present
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be surprised; to be astonished
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
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 stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
application; request; petition
trial; judgement; judgment
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to be plump; to be chubby
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
woman; female; feminine gender
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
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