a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
rather; better; instead; if anything
all; entire; whole; altogether
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
honorific/polite/humble prefix
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
command; control; commander
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(some) more; even more; longer; further
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
for some (unspecified) reason
now; the present time; just now; another; more
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be able (to); to be possible (to)