to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
by means of; due to; because of; according to
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic