poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
these guys; these fellows
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to cease; to stop; to be over
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
that's the way it is; such is life
how; in what way; by what means
to be silent; to say nothing
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged