raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; season; period; phase; stage
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
I see; that's right; indeed
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
two (long cylindrical things)
slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); slider (sandwich)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
reinforcement; strengthening
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to lose sight of; to miss
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
measure; measuring tape; measuring
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?